UPDATE 1-Turkey and Poland added to England's COVID-19 quarantine list

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LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Travellers arriving in England
from Turkey and Poland will have to self-isolate for 14 days
from early on Saturday, Britain's transport minister Grant
Shapps said as he expanded the English COVID-19 quarantine list.

Data from Poland showed a rising rate of positive tests
alongside a rapid increase in cases while Turkey has been
defining the number of new COVID-19 cases in a different way
from the definition used by international organisations, Shapps
said on Thursday.

The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba were
also added to England's coronavirus quarantine list, he said on
Twitter.

"You MUST self-isolate if you enter the UK from a non-exempt
country - from tomorrow, we’re increasing the penalties for
people who refuse to do so to a maximum of 10,000 pounds for
repeat offenders," Shapps said.

Travellers arriving in England after 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) on
Oct. 3 from the countries added to the quarantine list on
Thursday will be required to self-isolate.
(Reporting by William James
Writing by William Schomberg; editing by Stephen Addison)