China arrivals in UK next week will not face compulsory COVID tests -Independent


(Reuters) – Passengers from China who arrive in the United Kingdom next week will not face compulsory COVID-19 tests on arrival, The Independent reported on Monday.
(Reuters) – Passengers from China who arrive in the United Kingdom next week will not face compulsory COVID-19 tests on arrival, The Independent reported on Monday.
Testing at Heathrow Airport will be voluntary and those who test positive will neither be quarantined nor ordered to self-isolate, the report added.
Britain last week had said that passengers arriving in Britain from China would require a negative COVID test taken no more than two days prior to departure after a surge in infections in China.
(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
Self-isolation is the practice of separating oneself from others to prevent the potential spread of an infectious disease, typically after exposure or showing symptoms.
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