UK to make announcement on airport testing later on Wednesday: Shapps

FILE PHOTO: A passenger wearing a protective mask is pictured after arriving at Birmingham Airport following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Birmingham, Britain July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

British transport minister Grant Shapps said he will make an announcement later on Wednesday regarding COVID-19 testing at airports which could lead to the UK's 14-day quarantine period for travellers being shortened.

"I will be making the announcement later today to parliament but it involves a task force. So looking at the systems which would enable us to have testing," he told UK media.

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain, September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

(Reporting by Sarah Young and Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Stephen Addison)