UK's Raab: Makes sense to impose quarantine now infection rates falling

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - It makes sense for Britain to
introduce quarantine measures for travellers arriving in the
country now that the reproduction rate of the coronavirus
domestically has fallen, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on
Monday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that
Britain would "soon" impose quarantine measures on people coming
into the country by air. Raab said the measures would cover
arrivals to both ports and airports.

"Now that (the reproduction rate) has come down and is still
coming down even further, it makes sense to introduce it to stop
... reinfection coming in from people carrying it from abroad,
particularly those who would not necessarily be showing
symptoms," Raab told parliament.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout and Kylie MacLellan; editing by
Stephen Addison)