Travel PCR Tests ‘A Rip-Off’: Former Head of UK Competition Watchdog

Travel PCR Tests ‘A Rip-Off’: Former Head of UK Competition Watchdog
A passenger walks past signage displaying the way to a COVID-19 test centre, in Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport in London, on June 3, 2021. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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COVID tests for travel are “a predictable COVID rip-off,” according to Lord Tyrie, the former head of the UK Competition and Markets Authority.

Currently, all travellers must take at least one PCR test after arriving in England, which they must pay for themselves from an approved provider, in addition to a test prior to departure from overseas.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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