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Matt Hancock threatens Covid rule-breakers with new £10k fines and 10-year prison sentences

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coronavirus border measures could be handed a 10-year prison sentence, Matt Hancock has warned.The Health Secretary has announced new plans to introduce the strict penalties, which include hefty fines for anyone entering the country and refusing to get a coronavirus test.There will be a new £1,000 fine issued to anyone found failing to take the mandatory test and a £2,000 penalty for failing to take a second mandatory test - also automatically extending quarantine to 14 days.There will then be a £5,000 fine, rising to £10,000, for failing to quarantine in a designated hotel.Mr Hancock added that anyone who lies on the "passenger locator form" and tries to conceal they have been in one of 33 "red list" countries in the last 10 days could.

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