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The Nigel Farage show is on LBC. They were discussing the fact that 15,000 people a day arriving at Heathrow. Tuscany,one of the hardest hit regions for the virus was mentioned as the origin of some of these flights. I don't believe they are all bound to pick radishes and lettuce in our Green and Pleasant land or to provide profession aid to our Health Service.
It would appear,according to a ITV news report last night, that incoming are not checked at all at Heathrow by HM Border Service for (a) Security reasons or (b) Health Checks.
The Border Force officer who was a whistleblower as he was in fear of his job said they were issued with some hand gel and gloves and nothing else. Most of the officers are now in self isolation and the others fear approaching the incomers.
Is our government attempting to curtail the spread or not? Why not lockdown for non essential flights and more importantly these passengers must be checked over thoroughly if they are to leave airside. Matt Hancock was asked this question and skated around it with lots of errs and ums. Who are these people, anyone know?
It would appear,according to a ITV news report last night, that incoming are not checked at all at Heathrow by HM Border Service for (a) Security reasons or (b) Health Checks.
The Border Force officer who was a whistleblower as he was in fear of his job said they were issued with some hand gel and gloves and nothing else. Most of the officers are now in self isolation and the others fear approaching the incomers.
Is our government attempting to curtail the spread or not? Why not lockdown for non essential flights and more importantly these passengers must be checked over thoroughly if they are to leave airside. Matt Hancock was asked this question and skated around it with lots of errs and ums. Who are these people, anyone know?
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Tuscany has two airports, Pisa and Florence. The only scheduled flights from Pisa to Heathrow are BA's daily services BA 0605 and BA 0613, all of which are currently cancelled. There are no scheduled flights betwen Florence and Heathrow.
So I find it hard to see how Heathrow can be flooded with travellers from Tuscany!
So I find it hard to see how Heathrow can be flooded with travellers from Tuscany!
Hopefully we are letting a similar number leave here to return home as we are bringing back in. I recall the reason being given was that the infection rates in the areas they are coming from is no different to that here. But I can see a case for saying why take the risk as maybe 5% will be infected so put them in quarantine or test them (if spare tests are available). I'm not sure we have the facilities to quarantine them and enforce it though (lock in an empty hotel room?)
This is the link behind this news. I still fail to see the logic here. If WE are supposed to comply with the lockdown rules to protect our NHS workers and hopefully assist this virus to diminish then, considering we are fumbling in the dark, I would of thought every possible avenue should be used to minimise the import of more potential carriers. If 10 or 20 amid the 105,000 unchecked passengers may carry this virus then we are back to square one. If we can't test them or quarantine them then they should not be allowed back into the country.IMO
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