Flawed Analysis Underpinned UK Decision Not to Test Airport Arrivals: Study

Tests on passengers are nine times more effective than predicted by PHE study that underpinned policy making, claims new analysis

A passenger arrives at Terminal 2 of Heathrow airport in London on May 22, 2020. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

The decision not to test passengers flying into the UK for the CCP virus was based on flawed analysis, according to a new study.

Instead of catching just 7 percent of infected travelers, as the government was advised earlier in the pandemic, testing on arrival could identify over 63 percent.