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The UK is an Island nation with entry controls - passports are required even from the EU and there is at least token screening at the airports and docks of peo
by alasdair_ 7y ago
The UK is an Island nation with entry controls - passports are required even from the EU and there is at least token screening at the airports and docks of people with fever or other virus symptoms.
Not that it’s the same thing, but being an island (so no walking traffic) and having some screening in place means that the UK simply doesn’t have certain diseases (like rabies) that are at least somewhat common in Europe.
Honestly though, the UK is one of, if not THE, staunchest ally of the US and banning its citizens would cause some minor political issues.
- chx 7y agoYeah but the UK certainly has the coronavirus and more importantly, Heathrow has it. https://www.airport-technology.com/news/coronavirus-heathrow-baggage-handlers/ https://www.airport-technology.com/news/coronavirus-heathrow...
- sjg007 7y agoThe UK is about a week behind Europe in terms of covid 19
- matthewmacleod 7y agoNote that technically the UK does not require passports for entry from the EU - identity cards are also fine. Having travelled back to the UK from a Schengen country in the past few days, I can also confirm that there wasn’t so much as a poster in the airport, let alone any actual screening.
- DanBC 7y agoAirport screening doesn't work.
- arethuza 7y ago"token screening at the airports" I don't think I've ever had anything that even counts as token screening flying into the UK from Europe - passport check is automated and I've never even seen someone at customs for many years.