mohammed shafi contracted covid—19 in hospital.ure on the nhs continues to grow. with different parts of the country experiencing a peak of infection at different times, our health editor hugh pym has been to ashfield in nottinghamshire to see the effect the loss of life is having on those working on the frontline. people need to know it is not a game. it is frightening. barbara lived with cancer before it went into retreat. they're brilliant, lovely nurses. then she was struck by covid. she was keen to get this message across. just wear your mask and wash your hands. that's all it is, isn't it? that's all they've got to do. i think it was last wednesday when i came in, i think, i don't remember. along the corridor is paul who is 53 and considers himself fit. he's over the worst now but he says it was a frightening experience. yeah, i fought it for about five or six days. at home? at home, ijust couldn't cope any longer. much of this floor of the hospital has always housed wards for those with respiratory conditions. and now they'v

mohammed shafi died from covid—19 just last month.ne for foreign travel, but would you really want to be cooped up in one when you get back home? under plans being discussed by the government, british citizens and residents arriving in england from countries deemed to be high risk would have to go into quarantine in hotels, which they would have to pay for. it is part of a strategy to limit infections from potentially dangerous new variants of the coronavirus. the government has already barred foreign nationals from entering the uk from most of south america and southern africa, as well as portugal. this afternoon, the home secretary was tight—tipped about the plans being discussed. if i may, mr speaker, the honourable gentleman has referred to newspaper reports and speculation. it would be wrong of me, mr speaker, to speculate about any measures that are not in place right now, as policy is being developed. but the honourable gentleman does speak about quarantining, and he claims his party has called for tougher restrictions, but i t