High Court lets UK man leave quarantine to visit dying father

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English - May 04, 2020 05:13 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MB
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The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite the son having recently returned from the United Kingdom.
His is one of 18 out of 24 cases the Prime Minister says has been granted as exceptions to the lockdown rules.