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quarantine hotel  fees for a heartbroken Scot mourning the loss of her sister. Billie Gray has been forced to isolate after travelling from Sweden to Scotland as the sudden death of her sibling does not entitle her to a ‘compassionate grounds’ exemption.

A woman stuck in a quarantine hotel has hit out after her sister's death did not qualify her for exemption - forcing her say goodbye over the phone.

quarantine hotel as the sudden death of her sister does not entitle her to a ‘compassionate grounds’ exemption.Billie Gray had to say goodbye to her sibling Maryanne, 48, over the phone as she lost her fight for life at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Monday.The 27-year-old, who has been working in Sweden since August, believed she would be able to isolate at her mother’s home in Fife after providing two negative coronavirus tests.But when she landed at Edinburgh Airport on Friday morning, Billie was told she would be unable to pass through border control unless she agreed to quarantine at a nearby hotel.She is now facing an unexpected £1750 bill on top of the £920 she had already forked out for flights and coronavirus tests in Stockholm.A