Boris Johnson challenged a massive reaction from conservatives by insisting that coronavirus testing on arrival at airports would only give a ‘false sense of security’.
Members expressed frustration when Johnson responded with unscrutinly water to the idea, despite desperate calls to reform the government’s general quarantine policy to prevent the ‘disappearance’ of the aviation sector.
The prime minister said Public Health England believed that only seven according to the percentage of cases could be detected by detecting others on arrival.
On a stopover at an HS2 site in Solihull, he said he understood the “difficulties” facing the airline industry, but that the 14-day self-de-insulation requirement remained “vital.”
A No.10 spokesman added, “Border tests don’t paint to catch others at risk of contracting the virus.”
But conservative MP Henry Smith, who chairs the aviation group of all parties, noted that other primary countries such as Germany and France were already introducing evidence at airports.He said the government could allow the UK to be “at a disadvantage in relation to competition.”.”
A developing organization of conservative rebels hopes the airport’s tests will be the next of a series of government policy tricks.In a possible loophole, Grant Shapps admitted that the resolution could halve the 14-day quarantine period.
Although he was under pressure that the detection regimen was not a “miracle solution,” He said, Shapps warned that it could be a way to reduce restrictions on travelers from highly infected countries.
Comments come when the cabinet minister admitted that government quarantine regulations are causing ‘confusion’, after England kept Portugal on the safety list, despite restrictions imposed across Scotland and Wales.
Amid the growing anger of bewildered tourists because the formula amounts to “roulette,” he said other approaches radically in the UK were a problem.
But he insisted that the Westminster government had assessed the most productive evidence and concluded that Portugal still had a low risk, and swept Scotland for decreeing that Greece’s travellers isolate themselves this week before even seeing the latest data.
During a visit to an HS2 site in Solihull today, Boris Johnson said Public Health England believed that only 7% of cases can be detected by detecting other people arriving at airports.
Johnson warned that airport tests can give others a ‘false sense of trust’
The UK’s key measure for the advent of quarantine is the total number of cases a country has had in the following week, adjusted for 100,000 people.Spain and France are still well above the level, while Portugal has also slowed down.
Portugal has exceeded the threshold for activating quarantine measures in the UK in recent days; However, Grant Shapps said he is also looking for the proportion of positive and declining evidence.
Scotland and Wales have imposed restrictions on Greece, case rates are still relatively low
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