Scam Covid Test #2 is part of Punxsutawney TPOL Trip Report.
Disclaimer: I drafted this post in October 2021. One day, and maybe that day is today, we can look back and see how stupid these travel restrictions were.
To go to Italy from the UK, the Italian government requires a negative test taken within 48 hours of arrival. This shortened, random duration meant the test I took in Belfast (see Scam Covid Test #1: Entering the UK) would no longer be valid. For convenience, Manchester airport has a testing center on-site. Unlike entry into the UK, which required a PCR test, Italy accepted the less intrusive antigen test. After a quick swab, I was sent on my way to await the results. Like I did in Colombia (see Room Service: I’m Here with Your Covid Test), I wondered what I would do if it came back positive. How much money or points would I have to burn to quarantine? Moments later, I received confirmation that I was negative. Relieved as I might be, I continue to be annoyed at the scam that testing has become. How much money is being made off of these tests?
No more testing nowadays unless you want to go to the land of the “free”.
Yes land of prison.
Stay in Merica if you don’t like it.
Pretty stupid comment considering the US is one of the few places that requires a test to come back. Read first.
If you STAY in the US then you won’t need to test at all. Talk about illiterate…
Illuminating that your only concern with testing positive is only with potential quarantine costs, not with the health risks to yourself AND OTHERS
I never read. What this guy said.
Oh clever handle. Yeah I’ll stay home forever. Thanks for sharing.
Author is an idiot. The testing is not a scam. Not at all.