Watchdog Looking at What ‘Immediate Actions’ Can Be Taken on Costly Travel Tests

Watchdog Looking at What ‘Immediate Actions’ Can Be Taken on Costly Travel Tests
A British Airways airplane flies from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, near Toulouse, France on Oct. 19, 2017. Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images
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The competition watchdog is looking at whether there are any “immediate actions” the government can take amid concerns about the high cost of PCR tests required for travel abroad.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had previously confirmed it will look into issues around testing, following a request from Health Secretary Sajid Javid, but said it will report its recommendations “within the next month.”