Foreign travellers from Wales will be able to use private PCR tests from 21 September.
Complaints were raised about inaccurate and misleading advertised pricing and slow delivery of results.Anyone travelling overseas and returning to the UK must take a PCR test for Covid
The Welsh government also flagged concerns that test results were "not flowing into Welsh systems", making it difficult to track and trace holidaymakers who might be infected.the Competitions and Markets Authority has made a series of recommendationsThe Welsh government said the new measures would ensure test results - including identifying new variants of Covid - would be processed and reported "quickly and within a comparable time period to NHS tests".
"Given the new regulations and the impact on standards for private tests, we will make changes to the rules to enable people travelling to Wales to book tests with private sector providers, if they wish," said Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan. She said she welcomed the progress made addressing concerns over private testing - and stressed NHS tests would also be available to book.
"It's important to remember that coronavirus is still with us, and our advice continues to be that people should avoid all non-essential international travel," Ms Morgan added.
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