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Gemily1

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:37am

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:37am

Gloria68 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:34am:

Hi

On the news last night ,as you have probably seen it, everyone will need a pcr test on entering, but they haven’t given a date, also mask wearing its flashed up on my news today masks to be worn from Tuesday in shops and transport, so just waiting to see  when the  pcr test will start...

..., is should be announced today, and will come with 10 days isolation , I have family who are returning from Portugal this afternoon after going for golf, so its a bit late for people to get a. PCR  test, those from South Africa and certain African countries need to isolate in a hotel, we came back 17/11 and had the lateral test, 

The only 10 day isolation is if you have a positive test with the new African strain.

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:38am

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Gemily1 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:22am:

The gov.uk web site has not been updated yet it’s still saying a lateral flow test or PCR test is required, as of Sunday 28th Nov 1015 am. 

The latest update from the news is you need to take a PCR test not a lateral flow one, this is to be taken within two days of arrival and isolate until a negative result. You do not need an eight day test....

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Hi

We came back 17// after 80 days, took the  2 lateral test, negative, then a week later gets and email and test we had  been in contact with covid on the 17/11 well it must have been on the plane or airport, but it took a week to let us know, on the government website it still stated you have to isolate for 10 days if been in contact, that as bot been updated, we were told we dont need to by-track & trace. Confusing. 

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:46am

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:46am

Gloria68 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:38am:

Hi

We came back 17// after 80 days, took the  2 lateral test, negative, then a week later gets and email and test we had  been in contact with covid on the 17/11 well it must have been on the plane or airport, but it took a week to let us know, on the government website it still stated you...

... have to isolate for 10 days if been in contact, that as bot been updated, we were told we dont need to by-track & trace. Confusing. 

Yes the web site is confusing and not making it easy for travellers, they need to get it sorted.

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:18am

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:18am

Left Spain on 25/11/2021 double vaccinated only require to test on arrival in UK 

But today 28/11/21 Uk Gov have announced the the PCR test is now required 

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:47pm

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:47pm

Gloria68 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:34am:

Hi

On the news last night ,as you have probably seen it, everyone will need a pcr test on entering, but they haven’t given a date, also mask wearing its flashed up on my news today masks to be worn from Tuesday in shops and transport, so just waiting to see  when the  pcr test will start...

..., is should be announced today, and will come with 10 days isolation , I have family who are returning from Portugal this afternoon after going for golf, so its a bit late for people to get a. PCR  test, those from South Africa and certain African countries need to isolate in a hotel, we came back 17/11 and had the lateral test, 

If your family are travelling back today there is no requirement to have a PCR test, it comes into effect on Tuesday 30th.  

 All travellers arriving into England from Tuesday onwards need to isolate until they  get the results of their day 2 PCR test. Note that the test can be taken anytime from landing in the UK up to 48 hours after arrival. If the test is positive then 10 days isolation is mandatory. 

 Those arriving from red list countries need to isolate regardless for 10 days in an approved location.

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Gloria68

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:56pm

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:56pm

Gemily1 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:37am:

The only 10 day isolation is if you have a positive test with the new African strain.

Hi

No its not, you have to take a pcr test and isolate ten days, anyone coming to the UK, because if your test is negative you might still have the new variant, 





Gloria68

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:06pm

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:06pm

Gemily1 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:37am:

The only 10 day isolation is if you have a positive test with the new African strain.

Hi

Yes just checked, thats changed from the news last night, if negative you wont need to isolate, but we were home a week after a negative lateral test , and they emailed and text we had been in contact  the day we were coming home must have been on the plane or airport, so if they are negative, they could still get a text to say they had been in contact, 







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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:50pm

Gloria68 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:06pm:

Hi

Yes just checked, thats changed from the news last night, if negative you wont need to isolate, but we were home a week after a negative lateral test , and they emailed and text we had been in contact  the day we were coming home must have been on the plane or airport, so if they are negativ...

...e, they could still get a text to say they had been in contact, 







I came back from Spain Friday only required lateral flow as double vaccinatinated and also booster but took pcr as it is a higher test - my own choice. 

My son daughter in law and grandkids are in lapland and were panicking about having to book pcr tests etc but as they will be home Monday evening they are OK with their lateral flow antigen tests as they miss the 4am cut off Tuesday morning. 

They had an email confirming that they should complete their locator forms as normal which they have done this morning. People in their hotel who are returning on a later flight arriving in after 4am Tuesday morning have not been as lucky and cannot complete the forms until they book a pcr test. 

By the way prices of pcr tests have already increased which is an absolute disgrace! 

aitchc1401

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:08pm

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:08pm

Gloria68 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:06pm:

Hi

Yes just checked, thats changed from the news last night, if negative you wont need to isolate, but we were home a week after a negative lateral test , and they emailed and text we had been in contact  the day we were coming home must have been on the plane or airport, so if they are negativ...

...e, they could still get a text to say they had been in contact, 







We had a similar experience, did our day 2 test, negative, a day later got contacted by T&T to say we had been pinged, so assumed someone on our flight back had tested positive. We did the free NHS PCR test but we did not have to isolate as we had no symptoms (as advised by the T&T staff). Got negative PCR test results 2 days later.

From Tuesday anyone returning has to self-isolate until they get a negative result from their day 2 test, if positive they have to stay in isolation for 10 days. 

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MaureenS

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:23pm

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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:23pm

aitchc1401 wrote on Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:08pm:

We had a similar experience, did our day 2 test, negative, a day later got contacted by T&T to say we had been pinged, so assumed someone on our flight back had tested positive. We did the free NHS PCR test but we did not have to isolate as we had no symptoms (as advised by the T&T staff)...

.... Got negative PCR test results 2 days later.

From Tuesday anyone returning has to self-isolate until they get a negative result from their day 2 test, if positive they have to stay in isolation for 10 days. 

Aitch.

Trying to find out from what time from Tuesday 30th Nov new regulations start??

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