There’s a mess unfolding at the UK border.
As the country braces for a wave of COVID-19 cases, people are scratching their heads and wondering why flights from Italy, China, and Iran are still flowing in.
Keep in mind, the UK does not have the greatest healthcare system – at all.
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Thousands of passengers from Italy, China and Iran arrived in Britain this week. Reports indicate that flights from Rome, Beijing, and Shanghai have landed in London every single day leading up the Coronavirus outbreak.
Flights carrying thousands of passengers from the worst-hit coronavirus areas are still landing in Britain.
Passengers from Italy, China and Iran have arrived a Gatwick and Heathrow this week, even as the UK went in to lockdown, shutting bars, cafes, restaurants and banning mass gatherings.
Planes have arrived in London from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai every day this week. Direct flights from Rome are also still due to arrive next week.
The route between London and Rome has remained open despite British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair cancelling all flights between Italy and Britain.
Iran Air is still operating three flights a week from the capital Tehran and in the last seven days three Iranian aircraft landed at Heathrow.
Iran has the third-highest coronavirus death toll with more than 1,500 fatalities.
On Saturday two Air China flights from Beijing and a China Eastern jet from Shanghai landed at Heathrow, while a flight from Shanghai arrived at Gatwick.
This afternoon, a flight from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, is due to arrive at Heatrow Airport at around 3pm this afternoon.[Daily Mail]
Travelers arriving from China, Iran, and Italy with “symptoms” of COVID-19 are supposed to be stopped from boarding – and upon arrival in the UK, passengers from these countries are supposed self-isolate for 14 days, but there’s no way of enforcing this policy.
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This just seems insanely crazy. What are they thinking? They’ll end up like Italy if they continue down this road.
You’ll recall prior to the massive breakout in Italy, the mayor of Florence was urging citizens to “hug a Chinese” person to show how “not racist” they were.
Liberal insanity gone wild.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on March 23, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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