Amazon launches day-two PCR kits for £34.99

Travelers arriving in the UK can use the test kits from Amazon.

The kits come with a pre-paid return label that you can use to send the test sample back to Amazon.

Customers will receive test results within 24 hours of their sample arriving at the laboratory.

The travel testing market is branded a scandal.

Consumer groups warn Javid about the costs of the test.

Lessons have not been learned from the problems with the test.

The move looks set to shake up the market that has been described as a rip-off for consumers.

The International Arrivals service offers a single kit which can be used for a day-two test, a package of two for day two and day eight, and a bundle of three for tests on day two, five and eight.

Amazon invested billions of dollars to ensure the health and safety of its employees and customers during the Pandemic, which included developing diagnostic laboratories in the US and the UK.

More than one million tests have been processed from tens of thousands of frontline employees in the UK.

The kits were made available for US customers by Amazon.

The feedback has been positive, customers have told us they appreciate access to a reliable, convenient, and affordable test, and we are excited to extend this Covid-19 testing service to our customers through Amazon.co.uk.

Amazon has launched a General Testing service for peace of mind when meeting friends, family or returning to a workplace, school or university.

The test collection kit from Amazon gives customers the convenience they have come to expect from Amazon.co.uk, and at an affordable price.

The head of campaigns at Which? said that Amazon's entry into the market could offer some benefits to travellers, as research has exposed providers making misleading claims, charging rip-off prices and in some cases not even returning test results to customers.

For months Which? has been asking the government to take steps to properly regulate the market and implement the recommendations of the CMA, including ensuring that safe, reliable and affordable tests are available for all travellers so that they can have confidence they are booking with a provider they can rely on.

The hospital temporarily suspended its lateral flow orders.

The UK Health Security Agency told Sky News that the gov.uk website has been temporarily suspended to fulfill existing orders.

Many people complained on social media that they were unable to order rapid testing kits from the government website.

There are no rapid flow tests available for home delivery on Tuesday.

You can still get rapid flow tests from a pharmacy or collection point.

The travel testing market is branded a scandal.

Consumer groups warn Javid about the costs of the test.

Lessons have not been learned from the problems with the test.