Tracey Emin denounces the Covid testing system and accuses the government of “coming and getting her”

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“My PCR test was negative before getting on the plane and my test when I returned to the UK. I had both Covid jabs and my booster.

“But that didn’t stop Guv.UK [sic] saying they were coming to look for [me] because I had left AWOL… There was absolutely no control at Heathrow. It was like coming back to a third world country. Then the government spends money chasing the wrong people with the wrong information.

“I said to the woman on the phone, I know you are only doing your job, but you are doing it so badly.” Now, like many people who have low immunity, I am afraid to leave my home. But I’m not afraid to speak my mind. What a mess ****** this country is in. “

The Royal Academician continued, “And before someone starts throwing stuff at me, my priorities are health, education and art. The more afraid people are, the less power we have to make decisions and change what is wrong.

“It’s good to be told what to do by people who know what they’re doing. But not otherwise. Never.”

Series of operations

Emin, who is known for her autobiographical and confessional art, said she had her bladder removed, a complete hysterectomy, her urethra removed, her lymph nodes removed, “half of my vagina removed” and part of his bowel removed to stop the spread of cancer.

She now has a urostomy bag, which replaces the bladder and urinary system. It is a “major handicap” because it must be emptied as frequently as every 20 minutes.

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHSC) and NHS Test and Trace have been contacted for comment.

Last week, the government confirmed it was removing the international travel red list following the rapid global spread of the omicron variant. Health Secretary Sajid Javid told the House of Commons: “Now that there is community transmission, the trip in red is less effective.”

Testing requirements vary depending on whether or not newcomers to the UK are fully vaccinated: those who are must present a negative lateral flow test prior to departure and book a PCR test to be taken within two days of departure. entry into the country, while those who don’t have to have also booked an eighth-day PCR test and a 10-day quarantine.

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