Airlines have threatened legal action as all arrivals to Britain must self-isolate for 14 days to curb the spread of coronavirus starting on Monday. Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the quarantine requirement, initially until June 28, was necessary so that those arriving from abroad don’t unknowingly spread the virus. Britain has reported Europe’s highest death toll linked to the coronavirus pandemic and its estimated infection rate remains higher than in most European nations. READ ALSO: 2020 UTME: JAMB, others meet June 16 over cut-off marks“We have got the situation where weeks ago other countries put quarantine in and we didn’t. “What’s irrational about it is all of those countries have a much lower COVID rate than the UK,’’ he added.

Source: Punch June 08, 2020 11:26 UTC