Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

How will the new border rules work? Travellers who lie about whether they have been to mutant coronavirus hotspots face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today All international arrivals into the UK will be forced to take two tests as the government is set to implement stricter measures to stop new strains of Covid arriving in the country A deserted Terminal 5 as the aviation industry continues to be badly hit by the Covid crisis A poll for MailOnline last week suggested the public is heavily in favour of a tough border crackdown amid fears over variant strains Setting out the new health measures at the border - which will come into force on Monday - Mr Hancock said: 'The new measures build on the tough action that we've already taken.' In other twists and turns in the pandemic today: The UK announced 12,364 more coronavirus cases and 1,052 deaths in the past 24 hours as the winter wave continues to shrink because of lockdown; The NHS's performance during the coronavirus pandemic has been 'nothing special' and many countries without similar public healthcare have performed better, a think tank claimed; Vaccinated Britons could get scannable QR codes as soon as next month, allowing them to travel abroad as part of controversial Covid 'vaccine passport' schemes funded by the taxpayer; Britain could be trapped in lockdown cycles for 'several years' as it's forced to wrestle with new variants that could scupper vaccines, top scientists warned; Fever and losing the sense of taste or smell are not the most common symptoms of people who test positive for coronavirus, a testing survey has found, with infected people in England more likely to feel fatigued or to develop head or muscle aches; World Health Organization scientists sent on a coronavirus fact-finding mission to China have today thrown their weight behind Beijing - dismissing theories the virus leaked from a lab wile backing theories that the virus was imported on frozen meat. Mr Hancock said: 'From Monday, all international arrivals, whether under home quarantine or hotel quarantine, will be required by law to take further PCR tests on day two and day eight of that quarantine. Millions of Britons have already booked holidays ahead of the Prime Minister's announcement of the country's plan for easing restrictions on February 22 and Matt Hancock has previously predicted a 'Great British Summer' Mr Kelvin, from Points Guy UK travel experts, said people may want to try their luck and book a holiday now due to reduced prices.