Greece added to Scotland's quarantine list, as fears mount for Portuguese getaways

Scottish holidaymakers returning home from Greece will have to quarantine for two weeks, it was announced on Tuesday night, after a significant rise in cases of coronavirus being imported from the Mediterranean country. Nicola Sturgeon’s government in Edinburgh has acted before Westminster in enforcing the measures, which will come into effect at 4am on Thursday, but Whitehall sources said plans were not yet in place for England to follow suit this week. This would mean that for the second time, there will be variance in the rules for travellers returning to England and Scotland, after tourists arriving from Switzerland were forced to quarantine in Scotland a week before being made to do so south of the border. The move comes as all passengers returning to Wales from Zante, a Greek island, have been asked to self-isolate for two weeks, following a spike in cases in the popular holiday destination. There have also been serious concerns about Portugal, with the UK’s ambassador to the country saying that holidaymakers heading there should “only travel if they are content to unexpectedly quarantine” when they arrive back home. Portugal is looking increasingly likely to be placed on the Government’s "red list" - where returnees must self-isolate for two weeks upon return, and prospective tourists are hedging their bets by double booking flights, with thousands of seats already sold out.<br/>