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Coronavirus: Fears for daughter in quarantine in Taiwan | Coronavirus: Fears for daughter in quarantine in Taiwan |
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The mother of a British woman quarantined in Taiwan because of the coronavirus outbreak said she was being kept "in prison-like conditions". | The mother of a British woman quarantined in Taiwan because of the coronavirus outbreak said she was being kept "in prison-like conditions". |
Natalie Dawson, 28, arrived with her partner Rohan Pixley on 14 March. | |
They had a few days there when they were told they had to go into quarantine and the 14-day period started from the day you landed. | |
Her mother said they began quarantine on 18 March but on the same day were taken to a facility in an ambulance. | |
Jill Weaver, from Quorn, Leicestershire, said they had been separated and "incarcerated" with basic food. | |
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said it was working with officials to release the couple. | The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said it was working with officials to release the couple. |
"They are locked in and they can't get out," Mrs Weaver said. | |
"One man brings them food three times a day. But it is of poor quality and meagre portions. | "One man brings them food three times a day. But it is of poor quality and meagre portions. |
"The room is filthy. She has no hot water and nowhere to wash her clothes. | "The room is filthy. She has no hot water and nowhere to wash her clothes. |
"They have to quarantine, which is fine. We aren't disputing that. It is the conditions they are being held in." | "They have to quarantine, which is fine. We aren't disputing that. It is the conditions they are being held in." |
'Just awful' | 'Just awful' |
The couple left the UK on 13 March with the initial intention of staying in Taiwan before attending a wedding in Australia. | |
As the situation worsened while in Taiwan, they cancelled their trip to Australia. | |
Mrs Weaver said the pair tried to get a flight home at this point but were unable to, so they went into quarantine at their hotel on 18 March. | |
On the same day, Mrs Weaver said they were taken away in an ambulance to a quarantine facility and not told why. | |
"She's a very strong woman mentally, she's done a lot of travelling worldwide, but she's really struggling with this," Mrs Weaver added. | "She's a very strong woman mentally, she's done a lot of travelling worldwide, but she's really struggling with this," Mrs Weaver added. |
"I feel guilty sitting in the garden because I can sit outside, but she can't. | "I feel guilty sitting in the garden because I can sit outside, but she can't. |
"It's not right they are being kept like that. It's just awful." | "It's not right they are being kept like that. It's just awful." |
Mrs Weaver said her daughter had celiac disease, meaning she needed a special diet which those feeding her were now accommodating. | Mrs Weaver said her daughter had celiac disease, meaning she needed a special diet which those feeding her were now accommodating. |
The couple are due to leave isolation on Saturday when they will be expected to pay £6.25 each per night to cover the cost of their food. | The couple are due to leave isolation on Saturday when they will be expected to pay £6.25 each per night to cover the cost of their food. |
A spokeswoman for the FCO said they were assisting a British woman in quarantine. | A spokeswoman for the FCO said they were assisting a British woman in quarantine. |
"Our consular staff are in regular contact with her and have raised her concerns about the conditions she is in with the Taiwanese authorities," she said. | "Our consular staff are in regular contact with her and have raised her concerns about the conditions she is in with the Taiwanese authorities," she said. |
The Taipei representative office in the UK has been approached for comment. | The Taipei representative office in the UK has been approached for comment. |
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