英政府拟调整隔离要求
UK to reduce isolation time
英政府拟调整隔离要求The British government is looking at reducing the time people have to self-isolate if they come into contact with someone with COVID-19 from the current 14 days through the use of a new testing regime, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday.
英国卫生大臣汉考克11月23日表示,英国政府正考虑缩短对新冠确诊病例密切接触者的14天自我隔离要求,以新的检测方案取而代之。"We're piloting a process, using these new tests that we have, to allow people to take a test every single day instead of having to isolate for that period so that it picks up if you're positive even before you have symptoms," he told Sky News.
汉考克向天空新闻表示:“我们正利用已有的新的检测手段展开试点,用每天检测的方法取代14天隔离期。这样的话,在症状出现之前就能提前甄别新冠感染者。”
He said the scheme was being piloted this week and if successful, would be rolled out among health and social care staff and then in the new year more broadly.
汉考克表示,新方案本周试点,成功的话将很快在卫生和社会护理人员中展开,明年将在更大范围人群内铺开。According to The Times, England will introduce a new system on Dec 15 allowing passengers arriving from high-risk countries to take a COVID-19 test after five days of quarantine and to be released from any further self-isolation if they test negative.
另据《泰晤士报》报道,自12月15日起,来自高风险国家的赴英格兰旅客如在入境隔离第5天新冠病毒检测结果为阴性,将提前结束隔离期。