We are a highly connected country, internationally. The virus was already here in January, growing from several seeds. Without steps to stop it growing in our own communities (social distancing, test/trace/isolate), extra border controls would have made little difference. We had hundreds of thousands of UK citizens travelling back here; testing was both limited and inaccurate, isolation could not have been policed and in any evernt people were passing it on to their families.Now we know better and have additional testing capacity. The real challenge is the anti-social minority (often younger, healthier people not at risk but also older unhealthier idiots) who are opposed to the rules designed to limit further spread.
Michael Winstanley ● 2147d