Britons will be allowed to fly to 'green' countries with low Covid rates and strong vaccine rollouts, as long as they take tests before flying out and returning home. Ministers resisted calls to allow people arriving from low-risk countries to take rapid lateral flow tests which are much cheaper. PCR tests require swabs being processed in a laboratory, which can take several days and add to the expense - a family of four would have to shell out an extra £600. However, government sources insisted that Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, would ensure the 'profiteering' makers of the most reliable PCR tests cut their prices. The £60 PCR test will be ordered online and purchased using a discount code, Randox said.

Source: The Nation April 13, 2021 17:02 UTC