LONDON— Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in jail and fines.
Under lockdown rules, holidays are banned, and testing regimes and quarantine are already in place for travelers, but the government said on Tuesday it would bring in extra measures due to the risk of new variants on which vaccines may not work.
Health secretary Matt Hancock said people could be sent to prison and fined up to 10,000 pounds ($14,000) if they broke the rules which come into force on Feb. 15.
“Anyone who lies on the passenger locator form a…
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