{"id":61412,"date":"2021-01-22T12:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T12:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=61412"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:12","slug":"wales-tested-or-fined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined","title":{"rendered":"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anyone flying into Cardiff should have tested negative for COVID at least 72 hours before arrival, or else get slapped with a \u20a4500 fine.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/CardiffAirport_2018-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Airport in 2018. Back when times were simpler.<br>Image by Simon Swierczek, licensed under Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Travellers coming into Wales from January 18<sup>th<\/sup> will have to show a negative COVID test, even if the traveler is a UK citizen, or is coming from a country on the <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/exemptions-self-isolation-coronavirus-covid-19-html#section-57961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">travel corridors list<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official website for the <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-people-travelling-wales#:~:text=You%20will%20need%20to%20present,could%20be%20fined%20\u00a3500.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Government of Wales<\/a>, entry on board any form of transport into Wales will be denied if the negative test result is not presented. Arrival into Wales without this proof will end in a fine of \u20a4500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has agreed with the announcement that travelers coming into England and Scotland will have to show a negative COVID test before entering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has stated that there is no need for a similar announcement for Wales, as the only flights coming into Cardiff Airport right now originate from Ireland, which is part of the Common Travel Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he also mentioned that once the airport opens to other flights again, the negative test result will be required for Wales as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Baggage claim at Heathrow Airport. Remember when we could travel and not have to wear protection on our faces?<br>Image by Johnnie Shannon, licensed under Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above is in line with a plan laid out by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on January 8<sup>th<\/sup> for England, with a similar plan adopted in Scotland also on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan was put place as a response to another mutation of the disease that has appeared in South Africa and Denmark, among others, which is suspected to be even more contagious than the mutation that caused cases to surge in the UK in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone flying in should have tested negative for COVID at least 72 hours before arrival, or else pay a \u20a4500 fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":604,"featured_media":61415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[146,405],"coauthors":[789],"class_list":["post-61412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city","tag-covid","tag-public-transport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined. - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined. - InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anyone flying in should have tested negative for COVID at least 72 hours before arrival, or else pay a \u20a4500 fine.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-22T12:53:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-16T19:27:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"439\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rahul Thyamagundlam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@roioRT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rahul Thyamagundlam\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined\",\"name\":\"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined. - InterCardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-22T12:53:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-16T19:27:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/6cff3e28607c954e81f0baefdd10c194\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg\",\"width\":780,\"height\":439,\"caption\":\"Heathrow Baggage Hall\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/\",\"name\":\"InterCardiff\",\"description\":\"A global city for internationalists\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/6cff3e28607c954e81f0baefdd10c194\",\"name\":\"Rahul Thyamagundlam\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/4d3ff6681db3e0d99b1fddcc4214078b\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b312c4dcc6731076794d05f418f54517d641e6ebefb387453d12cf5a5d8e7076?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b312c4dcc6731076794d05f418f54517d641e6ebefb387453d12cf5a5d8e7076?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rahul Thyamagundlam\"},\"description\":\"Founder and main person of ROIO Entertainment. Author of \\\"Boro Chronicles\\\". My interests include cartoons, maps, space, and maps (you said maps twice, I like maps).\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/roio.co\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rahul-thyamagundlam-a56922115\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/roioRT\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1bCR0QlxmEkbTCCLvarYOQ\",\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/djroio\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/author\/thyamagundlam\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined. - InterCardiff","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined. - InterCardiff","og_description":"Anyone flying in should have tested negative for COVID at least 72 hours before arrival, or else pay a \u20a4500 fine.","og_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined","og_site_name":"InterCardiff","article_published_time":"2021-01-22T12:53:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-16T19:27:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":780,"height":439,"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rahul Thyamagundlam","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@roioRT","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rahul Thyamagundlam","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined","name":"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined. - InterCardiff","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg","datePublished":"2021-01-22T12:53:18+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-16T19:27:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/6cff3e28607c954e81f0baefdd10c194"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/baggage-hall-heathrow-airport-775540.jpg","width":780,"height":439,"caption":"Heathrow Baggage Hall"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wales-tested-or-fined#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Coming to Wales? Get tested or get fined."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/","name":"InterCardiff","description":"A global city for internationalists","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/6cff3e28607c954e81f0baefdd10c194","name":"Rahul Thyamagundlam","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/4d3ff6681db3e0d99b1fddcc4214078b","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b312c4dcc6731076794d05f418f54517d641e6ebefb387453d12cf5a5d8e7076?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b312c4dcc6731076794d05f418f54517d641e6ebefb387453d12cf5a5d8e7076?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rahul Thyamagundlam"},"description":"Founder and main person of ROIO Entertainment. Author of \"Boro Chronicles\". My interests include cartoons, maps, space, and maps (you said maps twice, I like maps).","sameAs":["https:\/\/roio.co","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rahul-thyamagundlam-a56922115\/","https:\/\/x.com\/roioRT","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1bCR0QlxmEkbTCCLvarYOQ","https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/djroio"],"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/author\/thyamagundlam"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/604"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61412"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61485,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61412\/revisions\/61485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61412"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=61412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}