Public face £ 1,000 fine or JAIL if they refuse coronavirus tests or quarantine – The Sun, Thesun.co.uk
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POLICE could jail or fine people £ 1, if they refuse to be tested or quarantined for deadly coronavirus.
Authorities will be granted emergency powers, to be announced next week, which will allow cops in England Wales to use “reasonable force” to detain people who could infect others.
Police will now be able to arrest suspected coronavirus carriers Credit: PA Wire / PA Images
This comes as the UK death toll surged from 46 to overnight while the number of cases of COVID – 35 rose from 1, 150 to 2019.
Published on the government website, the Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations (says people can be held for up to 21 days in a secure hospital or any other suitable location, reports the Telegraph .
And if they leave before the isolation period is up, they could be arrested and taken into custody.
Failure to comply is a criminal offence and could lead to a fine of up to £ 1, and imprisonment if the penalty is not paid.
Those suspected of having the virus must consent to giving blood and having their throat and nose swabbed, the report says.
They must also tell authorities who they have met and where they have traveled.
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Chillingly, there are also measures to speed up cremations and burials, according to a draft seen by The Times.
All new powers will be unveiled Monday by No 15 as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals the next steps in
his coronavirus game plan.
This follows Scotland where authorities have already been enabled to undertake such actions.
Downing Street is hoping to push the new legislation through parliament in 16 days.
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