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Travellers arriving in the UK 'will have to take two Covid tests' in a bid to halt mutant strains

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direct to your inbox All travellers arriving in the UK will have to take two coronavirus tests in a fresh attempt to prevent mutant strains entering the country under new rules to be announced this week.

One test would be taken two days after arrival and a second one eight days into their 10-day quarantine period - either at home or in a hotel.The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the move was designed to provide a “further level of protection” enabling the authorities to track new cases more effectively.It comes after it was confirmed last week that UK nationals returning from 33 “red list” countries would be required to quarantine in closely monitored government-designated hotels, where they would have to take two tests.A.

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