LONDON: Britain still intends to go ahead with a COVID-19 quarantine later this month for those arriving in the United Kingdom but is looking at 鈥渁ir bridges鈥� with certain countries, Prime Minister Boris Johnson鈥檚 spokesman said on Monday.
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With the government easing some lockdown measures from Monday, the spokesman also said that if the public followed social distancing guidelines, it was unlikely to lead to a spike in infections.
But he said measures could be reimposed if there were local outbreaks.