A law firm is taking the British government to court over its mandatory COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy, which it says constitutes a “fundamental breach” of human rights. PGMBM, a London-based law firm, said it will seek permission at the High Court for a judicial review of the government’s policy on hotel quarantine. At a two-hour hearing scheduled for Thursday, the firm will present evidence before a judge, who will decide whether a review will be granted. To contain the spread of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which was first detected in South Africa, the UK government currently requires people entering the UK from 11 countries in Africa to spend 10 full days in a quarantine hotel, at a cost of £2,285 ($3,031) for solo travellers. Tom Goodhead, managing partner at PGMBM, said: “We wholeheartedly appreciate the seriousness of the Omicron variant, as well as the …