Referring to the government’s forthcoming announcement of proposals to begin quarantining international entrants at hotels near airports, Mr Hunt said: “I don’t think it’s the elephant in this room the 10,000 or so people who arrive in the UK every day, who are the 30,000 people in the UK who have already been asked for quarantine by test and detection and who do not . “
When asked if he supported the introduction of a universal payment scheme for those asked to stay at home, the former cabinet minister said: “Yes, I to do. I think it’s pretty simple.
We have to tell people ‘this is a public health issue – if you are asked to separate, we will reimburse you for any loss of salary you have’, as it is one of the main excuses and concerns what people have about uniting themselves is job loss.
We need to know that people who may have spread the virus are going to stay at home and not come into contact with other people.
It’s a lot cheaper than going into more locks. We may also need to enforce more compliance, but I think you can only do that if you make a reasonable offer to people to give them financial support for any potential losses. on them from staying home.
The government’s poll states that only 17% of people with symptoms come forward for testing, and 15% of those who are positive continue to work as usual.