New travel rules: PCR after recent Covid

[DialsMavis]

Does anyone know how the reinstated 2 day test to release test will work if someone has very recently had Covid? As it will likely show as positive.

It's a risk you have to take unfortunately.

Yes it's a risk. A friend had this recently- the whole family had had covid, one dc showed up positive on the fit to fly PCR test- they were told to fine back to the airport next day and ' try again with another test' - did this and the dc tested negative so were allowed to fly.

We wont need fit to fly, just test to release.... I was hoping proof of recent infection might mean exempt from isolation if you test positive on return. TBH my biggest concern is 10 days of isolation if someone on return flight has the new variant as this would mean ruining DC Christmas for the sake of my little jolly, so may cancel due to that.

@milkysmum

Yes it's a risk. A friend had this recently- the whole family had had covid, one dc showed up positive on the fit to fly PCR test- they were told to fine back to the airport next day and ' try again with another test' - did this and the dc tested negative so were allowed to fly.

Wtf?! Seriously?

After COVID fragments of the virus can stay in your blood for up to 90 days apparently and be picked up in PCR tests even though you are no longer infectious and would be negative on a lateral flow

Lucy yes!
The adults didn't needed fit to fly PCRs as they were vaccinated, but the teenagers did ( this was just before the over 12s vaccine roll out so non had been jabbed. 1 of the 3 teens showed up with a positive result but when my friend explained they had all had covid 2/ 3 weeks previous and it was likely to be false positive that's when they were given the option to move flights and try again with another test following day.

I suspect that most people show negative. My family were all okay by 8weeks. Unlike much of Europe we don't seem to recognise "recovered from Covid".

Assuming that you have the insurance, I would do a standard PCR Before you go near the airport.

I have heard that +ves have been able to convince Test and Trace that it is old illness (but haven't met anybody that tried).

I'd rather be stuck at home feeling miffed at a +ve result than stuck abroad (worrying about how/when to get home).

Hmmm my friend has just been told by someone at the test centre that she will not have to pcr when we get back as her Covid pass will show recently recovered. I hope this is correct but I can't find it written down anywhere and it certainly contradicts what helpful people have told me on this thread.

Why don't you phone T,T & T to ask (or maybe try Tripadvisor)? It can't be a new qn.