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Govt promises quarantine crackdown amid airport red list 'chaos'

Government
Rob Gill
20 May 2021

The government is increasing the number of officials checking that people are complying with quarantine rules when returning from amber list countries.

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Plans to step up quarantine enforcement come as the government continues to face criticism, and accusations of spreading confusion, over its traffic lights policy following “mixed messages” from ministers this week.

Some reports also suggest the Indian variant of the coronavirus may not be spreading as quickly as previously feared, leading to hopes the full unlocking of domestic Covid restrictions can go ahead next month, although not everybody is so optimistic.

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