'We are not closing our borders and people need to recognise that' says Home Secretary, Priti Patel. More here:
Medical professionals who are arriving to help with the pandemicMr Lincoln says Border Force has stopped"thousands of counterfeit COVID-19 tests" from coming into the country, as well as counterfeit masks.Paul Lincoln, Border Force director-general, is speaking now.Priti Patel says there will be a fixed-penalty fine of £1,000 for those who break the measures.Public Health England will contact people to ensure they are self-isolating.
"I know that families both at home and abroad are desperate to be reunited. But by taking these steps, we can save more lives," she said.Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that international travellers entering the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days - bar some exemptions.Home Secretary Priti Patel says 36,393 have died after contracting coronavirus in the UK - up 351 on yesterday.Briefing under way now - watch live above.
"I think there's some bafflement in some quarters about why now and not earlier," he says, now that the rate of infection is lower in the UK and the peak has been passed.Prince Charles has paid tribute to the people of the UK who have suffered throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. An online book of remembrance has received the backing of Prince Charles as an important focal point for the nation's collective mourning.Senior figures in the aviation industry have described plans for a 14-day quarantine for people arriving in the UK from overseas as"bonkers".
The plans aim to limit the spread of coronavirus, but many airlines were preparing to resume flights on a smaller scale."You cannot implement an effective quarantine on inbound arrivals into the UK when passengers arriving at airports like
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