Terrified guests at a quarantine hotel where a Covid-19 outbreak has infected 44 people say it is unsafe and should be closed by the Government immediately.
Travellers staying at the Penta Hotel, in Reading, Berkshire, told i they are too scared to leave their rooms to go for their daily exercise and have shut of their air conditioning because they are worried about Covid spreading through the ventilation.
Guests also said they were were made to wait on the pavement outside the hotel during check-in which lead to the public walking through them.
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The hotel’s outdoor area for quarantine guests to exercise in is also close to a busy street with passers-by accidentally walking into it, guests said.
The hotel maintains that “it continues to closely adhere to all security guidelines and policies set out by the Government.” The source of the outbreak has not been revealed and there is currently no evidence to suggest that Covid is spreading through the air-conditioning in the building.
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