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MP calls for lateral flow tests to replace more expensive PCRs

Figures from diagnostics company Cignpost show only 0.4 per cent of double-jabbed Brits returning from holidays at the end of July had contracted Covid while abroad.

Covid testing firms hike prices by more than £100 as double-jabbed Brits book holidays after avoiding quarantine Updated: 20:17 ET, Jul 9 2021 COVID testing firms have hiked their prices by more than £100. The increase comes as thousands of double-jabbed Brits book holidays after it was announced they could avoid quarantining on return to the UK. �� Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest updates 3 The cost of holidays abroad is set to increase as Covid testing providers hike their pricesCredit: Reuters 3 Some firms have put the cost of a PCR test for travel up by more than £100...

It will also expand its existing facilities at Heathrow, Gatwick, and Edinburgh airports. BA chief executive Sean Doyle said: “At British Airways we are committed to ensuring our customers can easily access affordable tests to help them on their journey. “We believe that with a combination of vaccinations and testing, we can re-open the skies safely and we are working with specialist organisations including Cignpost ExpressTest which share our enthusiasm in finding ways to make travel as frictionless as possible.” Nick Markham, Cignpost’s co-founder, said: “We want to make it as e...

Covid tests for holidaymakers could fall below £50  The Treasury could choose to exempt the tests from VAT 18 April 2021 • 9:00pm Private Covid tests for summer holidaymakers could fall below £50 under plans being considered by the Treasury to exempt them from VAT. The Telegraph can reveal. Now senior sources say the Treasury could go further and fully exempt the tests from the charge which can add 20 per cent to the price which can range from £60 to £300 per test. The exemption would mean a saving of roughly between £40 and £240 for a family of four for a single test each on their r...