Double-jabbed travellers will no longer have to take expensive PCR Covid tests when returning to the UK, the Government is poised to announce. Travellers will no longer need Covid tests before leaving for Britain, while the unpopular PCR tests currently required on the second day after arrival will be replaced by cheaper lateral flow tests. Currently, the PCR test can cost more than £100, while the NHS offers free lateral flow tests. Those arriving from countries on the Government’s amber list also have to take a pre-departure test, which can be a PCR or lateral flow test. There has been mounting anger about the cost of PCR tests, with a family of four often having to spend £600 or more.

Source: Daily Mail September 11, 2021 21:22 UTC