The government had told quarantine guests to stay put after removing all 11 countries from the travel red list.
Some hotel quarantine residents say they have left the government-approved facilities early and returned home, despite not having permission.Guests in hotels have been told that they will be released from their 10-day quarantines early in due course, but they should stay put for now.People who break red-list quarantine rules can face a penalty of up to £10,000.
Another said security guards told her and her husband to return to their rooms, but they were able to board a minibus they'd arranged to take them home.UK removes all 11 countries from red list Speaking to the Transport Select Committee on Wednesday, he said the latest figures suggested about 5% of people in the hotels had tested positive for Covid. Of those, between 1% and 3% had Omicron.He added that officials do not want to release Covid or Omicron-positive guests immediately and that "we need to make sure that we've notified those are positive that they remain in the hotels".
It was later was confirmed that those currently in managed quarantine would be allowed to leave early and "follow the rules as if they had arrived from a non-red list country". But anyone who has tested positive will have to remain in isolation in the hotels.
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