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Britain could make Portugal quarantine decision on Friday, minister says

Published: 03 Sep 2020 - 10:44 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 11:05 am
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street on September 2, 2020. / AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street on September 2, 2020. / AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

Reuters

LONDON: Britain could make a decision on Friday on whether to impose a 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Portugal after cases of COVID-19 began to rise in the popular holiday destination, the UK's health minister, Matt Hancock, said on Thursday.

Britain allowed holiday-makers to travel to Portugal without any restrictions less than two weeks ago but a rise in the Coronavirus there has prompted speculation it will be put back on a list of countries that require quarantine measures.

"We follow the data and we make these announcements in an organised way on a Friday lunchtime," Hancock told Sky News.