Boris Johnson reportedly dismissed warnings from his own experts for tighter border controls to stop the spread of mutant strains from entering the UK.
Government scientists were said to have urged that only forced hotel quarantine would help stop mutant Covid from arriving in the country.
These warnings were reportedly made before it emerged that the South African variant was spreading in Britain. Boris Johnson announced last week quarantine measures for travellers from 30 “high-risk” countries in an attempt to stop them from spreading the new strains. What do you think about this story?
Let us know in the comments below. Downing Street had been advised by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) a week earlier that
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