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I'm not posting this to support the paper, but:
It was confirmed by the Chinese government at the end of December. So it was spreading in December for certain - perhaps earlier. So it doesn't seem implausible that it could have got to London during this period. Getting to your point: Once it was announced by China to be a thing, and the Who got on board, it's possible that testing was directed at those who had direct links to recent travels. Resources directed towards potential positives, rather than wasted on almost certain negatives?
Well, whatever the truth is, we won't get fooled again!
Oliver Schick
I'm not posting this to support the paper, but:
It was confirmed by the Chinese government at the end of December. So it was spreading in December for certain - perhaps earlier. So it doesn't seem implausible that it could have got to London during this period. Getting to your point: Once it was announced by China to be a thing, and the Who got on board, it's possible that testing was directed at those who had direct links to recent travels. Resources directed towards potential positives, rather than wasted on almost certain negatives?