Randox has proclaimed that travellers to the Algarve can purchase a COVID-19 test-to-return-kit

A COVID-19 PCR testing provider, Randox, has proclaimed that travellers to the Algarve can purchase a COVID-19 ‘test-to-return-kit’.

Holidaymakers from the UK will be able to have their self-collected samples flown from their holiday destination to Randox’s UK laboratory before results are communicated to the traveller, ready in time for their flight home.

Due to the increased demand from British holidaymakers to visit Portugal, the largest laboratory chain in the Algarve has partnered with Randox to offer holidaymakers a new resolution. Travellers can acquire and take their test to Portgual, and at their convenience, obtain their sample seventy-two hours before their return flight.

Travellers must deliver their sample to one of the listed partner laboratory sites in Silves, Lagoa, Portimao, Lagos, Albufera, Olaho, Loule, Faro, and Quartiera. Samples are then flown to Randox’s UK testing facilities, and travellers will receive their results the next day.

Randox’s Operations Manager, Sophie Boyd, stated: “As the UK gradually opens up to international travel, we are delighted to be able to offer those visiting the Algarve the ability to have a fast and reliable PCR ‘test-to-return’ service, which means travellers have one less thing to worry about and can concentrate on enjoying their holiday. Through our partner network we also have support for the traveller in the Algarve – should they need it. Randox is now able to process five-hundred thousand tests a day for international travel, more than any other laboratory in Europe , and to date, our laboratories have processed over thirteen million tests. We are working hard to support the international fight against the pandemic by offering testing services that allow people to live their lives as normally as possible.”