Ahmedabad: Authority at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad has improved rapid Covid-19 testing facilities.
The decision was taken after Indian travelers to Dubai were required not to only carry a negative Covid RT-PCR test report but also a fast PCR test report, within six hours of departure.
When the frequency of passengers traveling to Dubai increased, the number of machines installed also increased to 100.
The fast PCR test was basically a RT lamp test that was approved by the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) as a RT-PCR which was equivalent to testing Covid-19 fast.
“When the rule was put in place, the airport was almost 30 engines installed by two private diagnostic laboratories to test RT lights.
However, lately, the number of flights and passenger movements to Dubai from the SVPI airport has increased.
Therefore, to meet the requirements Growing for tests, more machines are installed, “said the source at the city airport.
The source confirmed that in August, it was estimated that 70 flight movements were handled from Ahmedabad to Dubai.
However, the same number is now increasing.
“Since the first week of September, at least 19 flights to Dubai, are being handled at SVPI airports every week.
In addition, the number of passengers also increases to at least 350 passengers every day.
To serve passengers, the decision to install additional RT-LAMP machines is taken,” said source.
Meanwhile, the workforce was deployed at the city airport to handle Covid-19 passenger testing before departure has also increased.