New York City orders quarantine for all travelers from UK

Travelers from the UK visiting New York City will now be under a mandatory quarantine order, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday. De Blasio said that city sheriff’s deputies will be sent to the hotel rooms or homes of all people arriving from the UK to ensure they abide by New York’s two-week coronavirus quarantine mandate. De Blasio’s decision comes in the wake of scientists’ discovery of a new, more contagious Covid-19 variant that has been detected in Britain. “We cannot take chances with anyone who travels, particularly people coming in from the UK,” de Blasio said. Anyone who comes to New York, regardless of where they travel from, must complete forms with their contact information as well as where they are staying. Those travelers will then receive a quarantine order by certified mail, the mayor explained. Travelers who do not follow the quarantine requirement will face a fine of $1,000-a-day, he stated. “We don’t want to penalize people. Everyone’s been through hell this year,” De Blasio also said. “We don’t want to, but if you don’t follow quarantine you’re endangering everyone else in the city, right as we’re fighting the second wave.” New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, said on Tuesday he had contacted airlines that fly to New York state from the UK – British Airways, Virgin and Delta – and that they all agreed to test passengers before they got on board.<br/>