Boris Johnson has rejected calls for airport testing, claiming that screening all passengers would create a “false sense of security” because it identifies only 7 per cent of asymptomatic cases. The prime minister said there was no way to avoid the need for travellers who arrive in the UK to undergo a period of quarantine. During a visit to Solihull he said that he understood the difficulties faced by the aviation industry but claimed that testing on entry only identifies a fraction of cases in virus carriers who are showing no symptoms. Mr Johnson said: “So 93 per cent of the time you could have a real false sense of security, a false sense of confidence when you arrive and take a test. “That’s why

Source: The Times September 04, 2020 16:07 UTC