Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she and Welsh counterpart Mark Drakeford had written to Boris Johnson to demand a “tightening” of curbs so all arrivals in UK have to self-isolate for eight days.
The SNP leader and Welsh Labour leader have also requested that arrivals take a PCR test on day eight as well as day two. “It would be sensible … for these travel rules to be tightened further,” said Ms Sturgeon.
The first minister said the proposed changes would be “more effective” in identifying omicron cases, adding: “Anything less than a four nations approach will be ineffective – we hope a four nations approach can be agreed.”
In their joint letter to Downing Street, Ms Sturgeon and Mr Drakeford also called on Mr Johnson to immediately convene a Cobra meeting so talks could be held with representatives from the four nations yesterday.
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