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Covid Testing before and after Travel
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JJC1956 saidAs you have been Madeira before, you must know that they will give you a FREE PCR test at the airport, you just need to stay in your residence until the test result comes through, usually late the same evening. Just take a free Rapid Antigen test before you goMadeira gives one free test per person. Our plan was to have a pcr test before we go, then use our free test in Madeira before our return flight. This has the added benefit of not requiring isolation on arrival until test results arrive.Last year my result arrived at 6pm, but my partner’s didn’t arrive until 2am.I just asked because the test procedure on the eurofins video looked very minimal so I wondered if it was fully acceptable.mortgage balance 1/1/2021 £334000 end date June 2036
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Washboy said:Eurofins have been doing PCR tests for less than £45 for weeks. Surely you can beg/borrow that much to save your dream holiday?Official MR B fan club,dont go............................0
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Washboy said:Eurofins have been doing PCR tests for less than £45 for weeks. Surely you can beg/borrow that much to save your dream holiday?
Given they are scientifically the same thing (PCR tests) it is odd how a provider can offer tests for one purpose but not another.
For the record, Eurofins were fine but its always a little worrying relying on the post to return test samples as they degrade over time.0 -
michael1234 said:Washboy said:Eurofins have been doing PCR tests for less than £45 for weeks. Surely you can beg/borrow that much to save your dream holiday?
Given they are scientifically the same thing (PCR tests) it is odd how a provider can offer tests for one purpose but not another.
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Can anyone tell me the mechanics of how the test pre-coming home works? eg in the TUI package. Is it organised by TUI (eg) with a test done in the hotel & a printed certificate? Or does involved posting a test off to somewhere within Portugal or...?0
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mbtaylor said:Can anyone tell me the mechanics of how the test pre-coming home works? eg in the TUI package. Is it organised by TUI (eg) with a test done in the hotel & a printed certificate? Or does involved posting a test off to somewhere within Portugal or...?
This has been at both Luton and Stansted.
Edit to add: the physical testing was done by a local company (Unilab in Lviv if you are really interested), and returned by both SMS and certificate by e-mail and on their website. As the tests going out worked in the same way (Collinson), I would expect that the majority of providers are working like this.💙💛 💔1 -
mbtaylor said:Can anyone tell me the mechanics of how the test pre-coming home works? eg in the TUI package. Is it organised by TUI (eg) with a test done in the hotel & a printed certificate? Or does involved posting a test off to somewhere within Portugal or...?0
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