From 1 April 2022, the UK Government no longer provides free lateral flow test kits.

As you will know, this doesn’t mean that COVID-19 has gone away.  It will continue to exist in the long term as the virus moves from pandemic to endemic.

This is going to be a challenge for businesses:  you want to get back to something approaching normal, with face-to-face contact with staff and customers.  You also want to maintain a healthy workplace and manage absenteeism:  this is critical for your profitability and your employees’ confidence in you.

If you are fully vaccinated, you do not need to take a coronavirus test to travel to South Africa. You will need to present your vaccination certificate during travel and on arrival.

Unvaccinated people must provide a valid certificate of a negative COVID-19 PCR test, which was obtained not more than 72 hours before the date of travel.

Please check SA Government website for any advice and updates. Visit https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

Proviris is run by South Africans Berenice and Malcolm Williams who are supported by a team of medical and scientific experts. We’re proud to be SACC partner, providing testing packages to enable travel between the UK and South Africa.

We’re authorised to supply COVID Lateral Flow Tests to businesses and families. We’ve already supplied tens of thousands of COVID travel tests for companies and families travelling to and from the UK.

We’re an award-winning health and wellness company providing DNA PCR tests, lateral flow tests and health technologies since 2014.  We’re authorised by the UK Government (UKAS and MHRA) and appear on the Government’s list of approved private providers for COVID tests.

ISO 15189:2012 – Medical Laboratories Accreditation 

Proviris is also UKAS accredited in accordance with ISO 15189:2012 Medical Laboratories and received an award for Excellence in Life Sciences in 2020.