Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening.
3. Travellers flee hotel quarantine earlyleft hotel quarantine early
rather than waiting for official confirmation of their release. Travellers had been told they would be freed from their 10-day quarantines, but they should stay put until ministers announced the details. One guest near Gatwick airport told the BBC hotel staff had tried to stop her from leaving, but she walked out. Officials said the latest figures showed about 5% of people in hotel quarantine tested positive, with between 1% and 3% having Omicron.
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