As incidents of COVID infection soar across China, the UK Health Security Agency launches a new testing system at Heathrow, which will also help to identify new variants.
Random passengers on direct flights from mainland China into the UK are to be tested for COVID-19 in a new UK Health Security Agency surveillance programme which starts today.
Concern is growing that COVID is overwhelming the health system in China as the virus continues to spread through a large population which possesses little immunity thanks to theThere are also fears about how accurate the country's data is over the outbreak. It is anticipated the currently low numbers of travellers from China will increase from today, as quarantine requirements on return toSince 5 January, people travelling from mainland ChinaBut the UKHSA said its new programme would also see"a sample of passengers arriving in England from mainland China tested for
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