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Nicola Sturgeon says quarantine checks on travellers to Scotland will start on Tuesday

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Nicola Sturgeon has vowed checks to ensure travellers to Scotland are complying with coronavirus quarantine restrictions will start tomorrow.

The First Minister's comments came after it emerged no checks have taken place so far on whether people arriving in the country have been self-isolating for 14 days.Staff from Public Health England have been calling a random sample of arrivals south of the border to ensure they are sticking to the rules.Sturgeon explained an agreement had to be reached with the Home Office on allowing officials in Scotland access to data before such checks could be made.A memorandum of agreement was reached on Friday, the First Minister said, adding checks will start on Tuesday.Officials from Public Health Scotland.

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