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Passengers forced to take second Covid test after ‘unclear’ first result

Air
Rob Gill
27 May 2021

Holidaymakers are booking “rapid” Covid-19 tests just before they travel after their original tests came back as “unclear” or the results were delayed.

The renewed requirement for PCR tests has dismayed the industry (Credit: Mufid Majnun / Unsplash)

Healthcare company Salutaris People, which provides PCR testing at Liverpool John Lennon airport, reported a “10-fold” increase in bookings for its rapid tests in the past two weeks.

Salutaris attributed this rise in demand to problems with subsidised self-administered tests provided by tour operators and airlines, which have been returned as “unclear” and necessitated a second rapid test to avoid passengers missing flights and holidays.