Figures show need for urgent and pragmatic reform of testing
Today, the APPG for the Future of Aviation have called for PCR tests for double-jabbed travellers from amber and green countries to be replaced with cheaper lateral flow versions
This follows research published that shows that 0.7 per cent of travellers returning from green list countries tested positive – almost half England's rate of 1.36 per cent. Green countries were below the South East (0.9 per cent), the east of England (1.02 per cent) and the South West (1.05 per cent).
The rate for amber list travellers of 1.3 per cent was below the West Midlands (1.38 per cent), the East Midlands (1.4 per cent) and London 1.4 per cent.
Chair of the Group Henry Smith MP said:
"The fact that many international destinations have a lower Covid risk than the UK means we need a more pragmatic approach to the complex and costly test regime which is making travel prohibitively expensive for too many and damaging aviation sector recovery, jobs and our wider economy"
https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/16018154/more-likely-catch-covid-blackpool-benidorm/