Three British friends who have been trapped in Italy for over a month after testing positive for coronavirus have described the quarantine as an 'eternal hell'.
Rhys James, 23, Quinn Paczesny, 20, and Will Castle, 22, were teaching English at a summer camp in Florence when they contracted the virus last month.
The trio were taken to a hotel and put in separate rooms which they are banned from leaving until they test negative for coronavirus twice.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Monday, the men described the situation as 'frustrating' and 'petrifying' as they desperately call on the UK Government to help repatriate them. Watch the video above.
"The thought of us being here for three months is petrifying - to spend any longer in this prison and eternal hell as we refer to it," Mr Paczesny said.
But Mr James, from Pembrokeshire, said the group had not had any direct contact with any government officials, and needed help to get home.
Mr James, from Pembroke Dock, Mr Paczesny, from Sheffield, and Mr Castle, from Brighton, have been separated since they tested positive for Covid-19 in Florence on 17 August.
"None of us have had any symptoms since two days after we were tested," Mr James told BBC News.
"We have to be in separate rooms, we can't go in the hallway, and we are not even allowed to stick our heads out of the window."
The friends, who have been transferred to three separate facilities over the past five months, often video-call each other to keep their spirits up, but they say the WiFi connection can be poor.
Their meals are also left outside their rooms by staff in hazmat suits, while they are forced to wash their clothes in the bathroom sink, using only shampoo.
Watch as Will Castle describes the situation on Good Morning Britain:
The trio are tested for Covid-19 every Monday and so far, they have tested positive each week. They put this down to 'dead coronavirus cells' that have remained in their systems.
Under the Italian system, patients must test negative for coronavirus twice at least 24 hours apart before they can be freed. Doctors believe the boys are not contagious but as there is no test to prove this, they face being stuck in quarantine indefinitely.
The Foreign Office said: "Our staff are in regular contact with the local health authorities about the cases, and have raised concerns with them about their dietary requirements."
