Covid-19 testing in UK airports ‘could be piloted within weeks’

Jets on the tarmac of Belfast International Airport Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Covid-19 testing at airports in the UK could be piloted within three weeks as part of efforts to reduce quarantine times for travellers from overseas, Stormont’s chief scientific adviser said.

Professor Ian Young warned that a negative result upon arrival did not rule out someone recently infected developing the disease later.