Originally Posted by
ShotOne
“ The death rate is lower abroad...” er, yes, HiFly Exactly. So what possible logic is there in imposing quarantine on people arriving from places where the incidence of infections is much much lower than U.K.?
It's pure political logic. On that other end, where infection figures are far lower than in the UK, arrivals from the UK will likely be subject to quarantine. So, the UK is taking a reciprocal approach, as is the common practice in international diplomacy. Although in many cases, including this one, imposing unpopular measures purely on the principle of reciprocity is like getting shot in the leg and shooting yourself in the other one right after, said measures will likely remain in force until other countries demonstrate readiness to admit arrivals from the UK without quarantine. Which, in turn, is subject to taming the plague within the UK.