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Covid: Travellers from Wales can soon use private PCR tests
Foreign travellers from Wales can use a wider choice of Covid testing firms from 21 September, the Welsh government has announced.
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Welsh residents can currently only use more expensive NHS tests – except in exceptional circumstances – in a stance that had been criticised.
But that will change because of new UK rules policing private PCR travel tests and a spot checks regime.
The Welsh Tories have accused Wales’ Labour government of a “belated U-turn”
But Wales’ health minister Eluned Morgan said the change is because of new UK regulations which will have an “impact on standards for private tests”.
Travellers returning to Wales must currently use NHS PCR tests on day two of their return – and day eight if unvaccinated – at a cost of £68 each. In England, private testing is available, from about £50.
This was previously criticised by travellers as “unfair” because it meant people in Wales had to pay more – and there had been a £1,000 fine for using a private test provider instead.
Test requirements applied to travellers returning to Wales even if they arrive at an airport or port in England.
Tory MP David TC Davies had asked the monopolies watchdog to investigate the decision not to allow people returning to Wales to shop around for the cheapest deal on Covid PCR tests to save money, as is allowed in England.
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