Desperate Brits caught in Covid test chaos as they race against time to get home from Portugal
Thousands of Brits weren't able to book required Covid tests as they raced against time to get back home from PortugalAnyone landing after then will have to quarantine for ten days — and spend hundreds of pounds on moreAround 13,000 Brits are rushing to get back after Portugal was put on the UK’s amber travel list and tempers were beginning to fray at Faro Airport last night.
Some Brits were clubbing together to pay for private jets home. Katherine Hitchen, 30, was among those forced to cut short a holiday when No10 removed Portugal’s green list travel status.
Louise said: “It’s been a nightmare. Everywhere was fully booked. The only place we were offered was a drive-thru an hour from Praia da Luz where we’re staying, but we don’t have a car. It’s not been the restful holiday we were looking forward to.”One tripper, Louise Cooper, revealed she spent three days trying to get tested ahead of their returnJoiner Lewis Mills, 21, of Manchester, spoke to The Sun while queueing for the airport’s mobile testing centre.
The Germano de Sousa lab offered rapid flow tests but calls to its switchboard were not answered. Calls to Farmacia Alves da Sousa rang out. The Farmacia Albufeira lateral flow test centre offered a booking — but for Friday. Meanwhile, passengers arriving back at Heathrow yesterday were angry at having to return. James Smart, 62, and wife Maggie, 61, flew back a week early from their trip to Albufeira with their three grandchildren. Mr Smart, from Cheshire, said: “They didn’t even check our test results.
Yes, going on a holiday during a pandemic will always carry risk, but the Government must look at the scenes of despair in the Algarve and learn fast.
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