Testing for Covid-19 on arrival in UK is no 'silver bullet', says minister
by Simon Murphy Political correspondent from on (#569D0)
Downing Street continues to come under pressure over quarantine plans
Testing passengers for Covid-19 on arrival in the UK is not a silver bullet", the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, has said, as Downing Street continues to come under pressure over quarantine plans.
Dowden said people could initially test negative before the virus incubated and then risk spreading it afterwards, meaning the government was not convinced" the method would be sufficient.
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