Britain cuts cost of health service's COVID-19 travel tests


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  • Saturday, 14 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: A worker sanitises a sign at the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London's Heathrow Airport, Britain, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it was cutting the cost of COVID-19 tests for travel from the National Health Service (NHS) and was reviewing the list of private providers to ensure pricing is transparent, warning it would clamp down on misleading pricing.

Testing is free for people with symptoms of COVID-19 but all tests used for travel have to be purchased.

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