Latest updates: transport minister says extra checks brought in for travellers arriving into UK after government concerns over virus mutations Fears over South Africa variant led to travel curbs
Serious faults in some English care homes’ defencesThe race to save the NHS from CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.44am GMT On the new requirements for arrivals to the UK, Heathrow Airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye has said the Government should move to a “global standard” for pre-departure testing.He told Sky News: “Having people taking a test three days before they are due to fly, self-isolating in their home country, and then taking a second test at the airport to confirm that they don’t have Covid before getting on the plane, and then being able to travel freely afterwards. 9.34am GMT Data from a study run by King’s College London suggests there are 69,958 daily new symptomatic cases of coronavirus in the UK on average, a 27% rise on a week ago.The study also put the current UK R value – which represents how many people an infected person will pass the virus on to on average – at 1.2. Continue reading…
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Author : Ben Quinn
Publish date : 2021-01-08 09:44:52
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