The Foreign Secretary said there is “no silver bullet” in airports and the Government hopes at some stage to “ease up” on the requirements for people to self-isolate at home for 14 days after returning from certain countries. Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said a “robust testing regime in airports” could minimise the need for those returning from countries with high coronavirus prevalence to quarantine for two weeks. He suggested a “two test system”, citing Iceland as an example where people are tested on arrival and then again after five days have elapsed. If a person produces two negative results then their quarantine can end, the Labour MP said. But Mr Raab, when pressed about airport testing, told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show: “Let’s just be clear about this when we think about airports – there is no silver bullet in airports.

Source: Daily Mirror September 06, 2020 12:31 UTC