Brits returning from countries which have suddenly been taken off the safe travel list are being allowed to visit the supermarket on their way to quarantine, according to reports.
On Saturday France was suddenly taken off the safe list by the UK Government after a rise in cases of coronavirus - with thousands of Brits rushing back.
Those who failed to get back into the country before 4am on Saturday will need to quarantine at home for 14 days - meaning they cannot go to work or go shopping.
But according to reports they were told they could stop at the supermarket on their way home to pick up food and supplies, reports The Mirror.
A government source told The Telegraph that people were allowed to go to the supermarket on the way home from the airport, train station or ferry port.
They emphasised that this trip was only as a last resort however.
Official guidance remains that people should only leave their home for basic necessities like food and medicine in exceptional circumstances where delivery is not available.
Isolating Brits are not even allowed out to walk their dogs and if they do they face a £1,000 fine.
