Travellers from “red list” countries will be free to mix with other passengers on planes and in airports despite tough quarantine measures being introduced from today, The Times has learnt
No routine protocols have been put in place to limit interaction before travellers from high-risk countries are identified and forced to self-isolate in hotels https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/red-list-travellers-free-to-mix-with-passengers-on-planes-and-at-airports-6h7mxqxxw?utm_source=cc&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=branded_social
It is feared that up to 1,000 passengers a day entering Britain from 33 “red list” countries could potentially spread mutant strains of coronavirus before they reach the hotels
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Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, warned yesterday that queues at passport control have been up to five hours long recently. Officials blamed a shortage of Border Force staff, saying that many desks were left empty.
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In a strongly worded statement, the airport said that the situation was “totally unacceptable”.
Critics have warned that the situation is a recipe for a superspreading event. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/red-list-travellers-free-to-mix-with-passengers-on-planes-and-at-airports-6h7mxqxxw?utm_source=cc&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=branded_social
Critics have warned that the situation is a recipe for a superspreading event. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/red-list-travellers-free-to-mix-with-passengers-on-planes-and-at-airports-6h7mxqxxw?utm_source=cc&utm_campaign=cc&utm_medium=branded_social