Behind the scenes in a Caribbean paradise: BBC Two’s Amazing Hotels show reveals the hard work that goes into creating dream stays at St Lucia’s ‘lost city-style’ Jade Mountain resort Monica Galetti and Giles Coren go behind the scenes at the luxury hotel, where rooms cost up to £2,700pn All 29 rooms have a private … Read more
SAGE warned only mandatory hotel quarantine for all UK travellers would ‘come close’ to to stop new strains entering the country, it has emerged. In a recommendation made on January 21, Government scientists said anything other than a ‘complete closure of borders’ or isolating every visitor in designated facilities would be took weak. SAGE’s unusually frank … Read more
Boris Johnson’s hotel quarantine plans have been savaged by an industry boss who claimed his firm is yet to hear from the Government on how the policy will actually work. Rob Paterson, the UK chief executive of Best Western Hotels, said his company is being ‘kept in the dark’ by ministers and ‘we simply haven’t … Read more
ALL foreign arrivals to UK should be quarantined in hotels to curb the spread of South African strain of Covid-19, says Labour MP Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds calling quarantine of all arrivals Priti Patel believed to have pushed for the same but was overruled by the PM Comes after South African Covid variant detected … Read more
Clubs competing in the Champions League and Europa League face an anxious wait to discover if Boris Johnson’s plans to force all travellers into hotel quarantine when they return from overseas will apply to footballers travelling to and from European matches. Mr Johnson today confirmed the Government is looking at quarantine hotels for UK arrivals … Read more
Boris Johnson will ‘force travellers from high-risk Covid countries to quarantine in hotels for ten days’ in decision to be taken on Monday PM favours targeted approach rather than making all air passengers quarantine Brazil and South Africa travellers will be met on arrival and escorted to hotels Mr Johnson expected to chair a Covid … Read more
Passengers arriving at Britain’s airports have blasted plans to force all UK arrivals to quarantine at hotels for ten days after they land. The draconian scheme would ban travellers from using their own accommodation to isolate for 10 days – and could see GPS tags introduced to ensure compliance. The ‘quarantine hotel’ system, similar to that … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… hotels for hospital patients By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:09 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 14 January 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
The NHS is sending Covid patients to hotels in a desperate attempt to boost capacity on intensive care wards, it has been suggested. Patients suffering from the virus are already being transferred from King’s College hospital, London, to a nearby Best Western-branded hotel in Croydon, reports The Guardian. And other trusts are also considering transferring … Read more
Now hospital patients could be discharged early to HOTELS in bid to free up NHS beds for Covid-19 victims Hotels will soon be housing people discharged from hospital to create bed space The NHS will also be requesting care homes take symptom-free Covid patients Comes as figures show one in 20 patients are waiting more … Read more