The Government will not require people travelling to the UK from China to self-isolate if they test positive for Covid on arrival, the Transport Secretary has said. Asked if people who arrive in the UK from China who test positive for Covid would be required to quarantine, Mark Harper told LBC: “No, because what we are doing is we are collecting that information for surveillance purposes.
“But, look, one in 45 people in the United Kingdom have got Covid at the moment.”
He added: “We manage Covid now by making sure we have got very high levels of vaccination, that is why people who are at risk, older members of the community for example, should make sure they get their fourth booster shot this winter. That is how we protect people from Covid, that is our primary line of defence.
