UK could test toilet waste on flights from China for new Covid variants 🔴EXCLUSIVE from DavidParsley50 & janemerrick23
Toilet waste on flights arriving from China could be tested for new Covid variants amid pressure to impose further restrictions,A Government official involved in discussions around the potential spread of the virus said the Government is considering the move as part of its efforts to prevent a new variant of the Covid-19 taking hold in the UK.
The additional step to test wastewater from planes arriving from the world’s most populated nation would add a layer of Covid-security to UK defences against the emergence of a new variant.A member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies toldthat the testing of wastewater on flights from China had been discussed by Government health officials, but that a final decision on whether to implement it was yet to be made.
Professor Jeremy Brown, a member of the Government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, added: “Regarding flights from China, I don’t think there’s much benefit in putting Covid-related restrictions on these at this point as we have enough infection in the UK as it is, so any additional cases from Chinese travellers is not likely to be important.
Processing the samples would not be done quickly. Detecting covid in wastewater would need a PCR test, which takes a minimum of 90 minutes to produce a result – by which time most passengers would be through the arrivals hall and on to their onward destination.
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