UK Minister Says COVID-19 Checks on China Arrivals ‘Under Review’

Travellers walk with their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China, on Dec. 27, 2022. Tingshu Wang/Reuters

The possibility of the UK imposing COVID-19 checks on visitors from China is still “under review,” a senior Cabinet minister has said.

Asked about the government’s position on the issue, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Dec. 29: “The government is looking at that, it’s under review.”