There is a distinct sense of 'it was bound to happen', with the news that France is joining the list (along with Aruba; Malta, Monaco; Netherlands; Spain and Turks & Caicos) of closing 'travel corridors' for UK holiday makers (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/13/netherlands-and-malta-set-added-england-quarantine-list-coronavirus). Once closed, people who had been visiting any of these countries are expected to quarantine themselves for 14 days, after arriving back in the country. There are problems with this arrangement. The first is that 'test and trace' still appears to be somewhat rudimentary throughout this country. A second is that there does not appear to be a clear mechanism for enforcing that all members of returning groups actually remain isolated for a full 14 days (what are the penalties?). And finally, as no financial help is provided for people forced into quarantine, some must be tempted to go back into work.The whole idea of travel corridors (whilst understandable) was clearly premature.
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