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as China abandons its zero covid approach, there are fears the infection surge this will precipitate could will allow new (and more deadly?) variants to emerge. countries are lining up to demand testing for arrivals from China, but "no plans" from the UK government.
should the UK government follow the herd? and if they do, how far should they go - testing for arrivals from China, or from everywhere? would this mean going back to passenger locator forms and all the other covid bureaucracy?
as China abandons its zero covid approach, there are fears the infection surge this will precipitate could will allow new (and more deadly?) variants to emerge. countries are lining up to demand testing for arrivals from China, but "no plans" from the UK government.
should the UK government follow the herd? and if they do, how far should they go - testing for arrivals from China, or from everywhere? would this mean going back to passenger locator forms and all the other covid bureaucracy?
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U-turn alert: passengers coming from China will have to show a negative test before they depart, and some will be tested when they land.
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Bearing in mind that travel restrictions do little or nothing to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, I wonder why the government has done that?
It's my guess that they've done it for the same reason as Mr Johnson appeared on the telly on 20th March 2020, announcing grimly "You must stay at home." He did this, not as part of the UK's well rehearsed and WHO-approved plan for coping with a pandemic, which involved no lockdowns, no masks and no travel restrictions. He did it because Italy panicked, locked their country down and the rest followed like dominos.
There followed one of the most disturbing periods in this country's history, with two years of often bewildering and complex regulations which assaulted personal liberties, enforced by criminal sanctions. Among these (among many others) was one which compelled diners to wear a flimsy, ineffective mask whilst walking through a restaurant to go to the toilet (though not for the two hours they spent eating their dinner) and the question whether a Scotch Egg was a "substantial meal" almost ended up in a court of law.
So be afraid, folks, be very afraid. They've done it to you once (when they never thought they'd get away with it). They'll do it again if they think you won't kick up a fuss.
There is no reason on Earth why restrictions should be placed on visitors from China. A quarter of a million have already arrived this year, with either student or family visas. A lot more have almost certainly arrived for other reasons. "Ordinary" 'flu is a far greater threat to health and the NHS than Covid is. There are very large numbers of cases and hospital admissions at the moment. So stand by for the Twittersphere to get to work, imploring the government to "do something" to combat the problem. Restrictions on visitors from China will be the kindling they need to get another campaign going to "Save lives and protect the NHS."
It's my guess that they've done it for the same reason as Mr Johnson appeared on the telly on 20th March 2020, announcing grimly "You must stay at home." He did this, not as part of the UK's well rehearsed and WHO-approved plan for coping with a pandemic, which involved no lockdowns, no masks and no travel restrictions. He did it because Italy panicked, locked their country down and the rest followed like dominos.
There followed one of the most disturbing periods in this country's history, with two years of often bewildering and complex regulations which assaulted personal liberties, enforced by criminal sanctions. Among these (among many others) was one which compelled diners to wear a flimsy, ineffective mask whilst walking through a restaurant to go to the toilet (though not for the two hours they spent eating their dinner) and the question whether a Scotch Egg was a "substantial meal" almost ended up in a court of law.
So be afraid, folks, be very afraid. They've done it to you once (when they never thought they'd get away with it). They'll do it again if they think you won't kick up a fuss.
There is no reason on Earth why restrictions should be placed on visitors from China. A quarter of a million have already arrived this year, with either student or family visas. A lot more have almost certainly arrived for other reasons. "Ordinary" 'flu is a far greater threat to health and the NHS than Covid is. There are very large numbers of cases and hospital admissions at the moment. So stand by for the Twittersphere to get to work, imploring the government to "do something" to combat the problem. Restrictions on visitors from China will be the kindling they need to get another campaign going to "Save lives and protect the NHS."
//I think you'll find newjudge it'll happen for a few weeks so there seen to be doing something and just in case theres some new nasty varaiant but after a while it'll get reviewed and relaxed and soon forgot about//
I hope you're right - but I doubt it. But of course the big question is, if there are new variants in China (as I'm sure there are as there are bound to be everywhere) why have they not been revealed among the hundreds of thousands of people who have arrived from China this year?
And another farce is that this measure applies in England only. So there's nothing to stop a Chinese visitor landing in Glasgow and popping on the Avanti Express (if they're not on strike - National Express coach if they are) from Glasgow Central to all points south. So important is this measure, that it's left to the Parish Councils in Edinburgh and Cardiff to decide whether to follow suit.
I hope you're right - but I doubt it. But of course the big question is, if there are new variants in China (as I'm sure there are as there are bound to be everywhere) why have they not been revealed among the hundreds of thousands of people who have arrived from China this year?
And another farce is that this measure applies in England only. So there's nothing to stop a Chinese visitor landing in Glasgow and popping on the Avanti Express (if they're not on strike - National Express coach if they are) from Glasgow Central to all points south. So important is this measure, that it's left to the Parish Councils in Edinburgh and Cardiff to decide whether to follow suit.
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