The Government has ruined thousands of holidays by placing countries on the travel "Amber List", yet fewer than 1 in 200 travellers from countries on this list are testing positive for Covid when back in Britain.
An NHS leader says that the number of positive tests alone does not tell the full story: "It is a much younger population that is coming in ." They are less vulnerable and easier to treat.
British holidaymakers have complained of missing return flights because of long delays by a Government-approved Covid test provider. Government departments have attempted to pass the buck for resolving the matter.
The Government has announced a "cautious" resumption of international travel for people in England from May 17th, with only 12 countries added to the quarantine-free "green list". The list will be reviewed every 3 weeks.
Border officials have said that around 100 fake Covid test certificates are found every day at the U.K. border because the documents are "very easy" to forge. Fakes are usually only identified due to spelling errors.
Aviation bosses have warned that the requirement for travellers from "green list" countries to be tested for Covid twice will price many people out of holidays abroad.
The current mass testing regime for children in schools simply doesn’t pass by the numbers, according to Biostatistics Professor Jon Deeks. Of particular concern is the occurrence of false positives.
The number of secondary school pupils able to return to the classroom will be limited by the Government's insistence that a positive rapid Covid test done in schools cannot be overruled by tests processed by labs.
