Despairing Heathrow passengers queued up for hours to get through passport control today as the Covid border situation worsened as one asked are they making sure we all get infected before entering the UK? .
The lines to get through passport control were so long staff were said to have handed out free water to exhausted travellers.
This prompted another issue with one member of a queue pointing out it would mean masks would have to be removed and risk transmission of the virus.
And it came hours after the Home Office insisted there were no staffing issues and people were moving through in good time .
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Matt Hancock tonight said there will be no immediate change the law to protect doctors from legal action over Covid-19 treatment decisions made under the pressures of the pandemic.
A coalition of health bodies wrote to the Government urging it to update legislation to ensure medical workers do not feel vulnerable to the risk of prosecution for unlawful killing when treating coronavirus patients in circumstances beyond their control .
But the Health Secretary said it was not necessary to change the law as medics were not yet being forced to make such critical decisions.
Health groups, including the British Medical Association, argued there was no legal protection for Covid-related issues, such as when there are surges in demand for resources that temporarily exceed supply .
Matt Hancock says vaccination drive is a full seven-day service despite apparent drop in numbers at weekends - with health chiefs blaming data lag for dip amid calls to increase to 24/7 delivery
321,951 people received dose of Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday - followed by 328,260 on Friday
Figures - which include first and second doses - then drop to 280,390 on Saturday and 227,972 on Sunday
Public Health England today blamed the lower figures on reporting delays over the weekend
Matt Hancock insisted the rollout was a full seven-day service with the Government prepared to go 24/7
Passengers arriving in the UK faced chaotic scenes yesterday as tough new coronavirus checks were introduced for the first time, leading to queues of up to two hours at border control.Travellers told