Scottish transport secretary, Michael Matheson, has confirmed all guests to the nation shall be required to remain in a chosen lodge for ten days on arrival from Monday.
Six accommodations near Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports with a mixed capability of 1,300 rooms shall be used to implement the quarantine.
The price of the keep, set at £1,750 per individual, have to be met prematurely by travellers.
Closing prices for these not travelling alone are at present being labored by means of, Matheson added, in addition to the small print for a managed isolation welfare fund which shall be launched for many who can not afford the cost.
All arrivals shall be examined twice for the virus – as soon as on day two and as soon as on day eight after arrival.
Guests from the Widespread Journey Space, which incorporates Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Eire, shall be exempt from the foundations.
The principles for Scotland go additional than these for England, introduced yesterday, which solely require lodge stays for arrival from designated ‘crimson listing’ nations.
These at present embody a lot of South America, South Africa, Portugal and elsewhere.
Matheson additionally mentioned current journey exemptions shall be strengthened, together with limiting abroad coaching for elite sportspeople to athletes and coaches getting ready for the Olympics and Paralympics.
A small variety of arrivals won’t be required to isolate, resembling these concerned in important provide chains for items coming into Scotland.
Matheson mentioned: “To handle the chance of importing new variants, and to offer vaccine deployment the very best likelihood of bringing us nearer to normality right here in Scotland, we now have to position additional limits on worldwide journey.
“The UK authorities has solely dedicated to adopting this for travellers coming back from ‘crimson listing’ nations.
“Nevertheless, we all know that isn’t enough and we are going to go additional.
“The medical recommendation is evident {that a} complete system of managed quarantine is crucial to minimise the affect of latest Covid-19 variants.”
