Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Deferred
Paragraph: 39
We recognise the difficulties faced by the Government in considering temperature checks, screening or testing...
Conclusion
We recognise the difficulties faced by the Government in considering temperature checks, screening or testing at the border, and we also recognise the limited UK testing capacity at that time. However, given the success of targeted COVID-19 testing on arrivals demonstrated by South Korea during early March, more should have been done to assess the feasibility of such approaches in the UK even if they could not immediately be introduced. The lack of existing testing capacity should not have prevented proper analysis of the options and a strategy to develop and expand testing as part of border measures.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government explains why it has not endorsed testing at the border to avoid self-isolation, citing efficacy concerns, and states that various screening measures have been considered and discounted. However, it will continue to keep all measures under review and is working to consider future border testing options, including reducing self-isolation.
Paragraph Reference:
39
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 13 November 2020. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗