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Welsh ministers consider private travel test U-turn

Government
Will Payne
1 September 2021

The Welsh government is reportedly considering plans to scrap a ban on travellers using private Covid tests when returning from abroad.

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According to current guidance, travellers from Wales should use NHS tests, which cost £68 each, when going abroad or face a £1,000 fine.

According to the BBC, Wales first minister Mark Drakeford said in July he had "no plans" to change the country’s approach to travel tests.

But a Welsh government spokesperson reportedly confirmed that the policy is now being reviewed.

Wales is the only UK nation that requires overseas travellers to use NHS PCR tests on day two of their return and day eight if unvaccinated.