Possible reduction in quarantine for people with Covid immunity
A minister has said the Government is looking to reduce the quarantine period for people entering the UK who have tested immune for the coronavirus.
Transport minister Robert Courts made the statement in response to a question from Shrewsbury and Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski.
Mr Kawczynski had asked Transport Secretary Grant Shapps whether there could be an exemption for people who had recently recovered from the illness.
He asked if people who had received a recent positive antibody test could be allowed to enter the UK without having to go into quarantine.
Mr Courts said there was currently no exemption for those with a recent positive antibody test.
But he added that the Government was actively working on the practicalities of using testing to release people from self-isolation earlier than 14 days.
"The global travel task force is working at pace to consider how testing, technology and innovation can drive a recovery for international travel and tourism, without adding to infection risk or infringing on our overall NHS test capacity," he said.
