Quarantine and compassionate reasons to travel

[angehouse]

Hi there, we just came back from an amber list country and now on our day 2 of 10 days quarantine which will be reduced to 5 days because we opted for a test and release. We sent the day 2 test today.

Yesterday though my father in law was rushed and admitted to hospital and he is seriously ill now and because his age (92 yrs) is at risk of dying.

Is there any way we could go back while in quarantine? Any lawyer our there who could give us any advices.

Much appreciated

Anna

[Sue]

angehouse Wrote:

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> Hi there, we just came back from an amber list

> country and now on our day 2 of 10 days quarantine

> which will be reduced to 5 days because we opted

> for a test and release. We sent the day 2 test

> today.

> Yesterday though my father in law was rushed and

> admitted to hospital and he is seriously ill now

> and because his age (92 yrs) is at risk of dying.

>

> Is there any way we could go back while in

> quarantine? Any lawyer our there who could give us

> any advices.

> Much appreciated

> Anna

I'm sorry to hear this, and I can't help with the query, but do you mean you need to go back to the country you have just travelled from?

[AylwardS]

Sorry to hear that.

No legal advice but here are links to government sites that may be useful. It may be possible for one person to get an exemption to quarantine here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exemptions-from-managed-quarantine-for-medical-and-compassionate-reasons#compassionate-reasons. It sounds like there will need to be travel to another country so the restrictions there will also need to be checked in case they have changed since you last arrived. If you speak the language and can check the countries site, if not FCO info is here https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

[Alexthecamel]

I?m pretty sure you can leave the country when quarantining.

[malumbu]

No quarantining from amber list countries, just a two day test.

[Penguin68]

New Covid-19 travel rules are forecast to be announced today (Friday 17th September) - which may make things even easier (in advance of seeing the announcement)