Travellers returning from “red list” countries to the UK are complaining of “prison-like” conditions, jammed windows, a lack of fresh air, exercise and decent food. Some of these travellers came from Brazil, India, Pakistan and South Africa and have been complaining of poor state of mental health due to isolation in mandatory quarantine, where they’re being forced to pay £1,750 per adult.
Speaking to The Guardian, NHS Consultant Dr Thanjavur Bragadeesh, who had returned from India, said: “It took several hours to reach the hotel after arriving at the airport. The food is not good and the quantities are small. I got a small box of cereal for breakfast with a cheese omelette that was so hard that if I had thrown it, it would hit someone. One of the things I got for dinner was half naan bread. I don’t know who got the other half! We are not prisoners, we are not trying to escape,” he said and also mentioned that a security guard accompanies them for a 15 minute walk outside to grab some fresh air.
