LONDON: Border officers have been directed to stop checking out routinely whether tourists from many countries have been tested negatively for Covid-19, British media reported on Wednesday, citing leaky government documents.
While changes are designed to reduce waiting time for airport immigration checks, it has raised concerns about importing a new Koronavirus case at the time of infection in this country already soaring, Guardian newspapers report to people who come from so -Malled green and amber lists Country, two levels of government foreign travel traffic lights that do not require coming to quarantine, although travelers from France have to isolate even though it is an amber country.
The government refused to comment on its leakage, but emphasized that airlines were still needed to check whether passengers had been tested negatively for Covid-19 and had filled out the passenger locator form before they boarded an airplane, Guardian reported.
Lucy Moreton, a professional officer for unions representing the border, immigration, and customs workers, said the force border staff had also been told not to challenge Covid documentation.
“Will definitely reduce the queue times significantly and hopefully also verbal harassment levels according to the border staff,” Moreton told the BBC.
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