Immigrants With Diphtheria Symptoms to Be Isolated: UK Minister

Immigrants With Diphtheria Symptoms to Be Isolated: UK Minister
People thought to be illegal immigrants pass the car of Home Secretary Suella Braverman during her visit to the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent on Nov. 3, 2022. PA
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Britain’s immigration minister has told MPs that any immigrants arriving in the country with symptoms of diphtheria will be isolated.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Robert Jenrick said that “public health is paramount” and the government would take “all steps necessary to ensure that the public are protected.”