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Covid travel test system under fire and vaccine milestone

Government
Rob Gill
11 August 2021

The government is being urged to intervene to improve the private Covid travel test system with fears about holidaymakers not being tested properly on their return to the UK.

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Reports suggest tourists are facing a “Wild West” when it comes to choosing a provider for Covid tests with only a fraction being fully accredited by authorities.

Meanwhile the UK has reached a milestone in its vaccination programme with 75% of adults now fully jabbed.

Here are the key headlines concerning travel the UK woke up to on Wednesday (11 August).

90% of private travel test providers yet to be accredited