he cost of PCR Covid tests for travel will be investigated “immediately”, the competition watchdog has said.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid had called for a review into “excessive” pricing and “exploitative practices” among test providers and travel bosses said the costs were putting people off going abroad.
It comes as a study has found those “pinged” by the NHS app in England and Wales are up to four times more likely to have Covid-19 than someone who is not.
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27 per cent of adults expect it to take a year for life to return to normal
Over a quarter of adults (27 per cent) think it will take more than a year for life to return to normal, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Opinions and Lifestyle survey has found.
This figure is down from 32 per cent three weeks ago.
The data also suggests that a high number of adults are continuing to wear face masks and practice social distancing, with 88 per cent wearing a face covering while shopping and 86 per cent socially distancing.
