Coronavirus: Labour demands airport testing review to cut quarantine
Airlines have criticised the use of quarantine measures at a time when lockdowns around the world have contributed to a collapse in passenger demand.
"It is frustrating that the government just has not made a decision to get on with this, when governments in other countries in Europe are getting on and making it happen," he added. And, on Friday, former Brexit Secretary David Davis said testing at UK airports - with passengers given results within two hours - could cut quarantine to"less than five days".
However, the prime minister responded by pointing to Public Health England modelling suggesting only 7% of cases would be picked up.
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