Chennai: People who fly to the UAE from Chennai Airport face the hassle because the RT-PCR test that departes quickly turns into a positive even when RT-PCR regular must be taken 72 hours before negative departures.
Because repeated tests are often not done, people are forced to cancel the trip.
A passenger must cancel the trip three times after the test quickly became positive at the airport.
The ordinary RT-PCR test that he took in the private lab immediately after reaching the house from the airport was negative.
Travel agents also said there were several examples when passengers had to cancel the trip because the test was quickly positive.
The UAE confirmed that tourists from India had to do pre-departure quick tests at the airport.
N Ravi, who had to cancel his trip three times last month, “almost no exposure between the time I gave ordinary RT-PCR tests and reached the airport.
Staff in the laboratory at the airport did not accept my request to take a repeat test.
It’s surprising for many passengers .
“ICMR must provide guidelines for conducting repeated tests or providing exceptions or certificates that prove that passengers can travel, said passengers.
“It’s important because many can’t travel and unreliable tests can affect their work or business,” he said.
Basheer Ahmed from Chennai Metro Travels said, “There are cases of children in positive family testing.
In some cases, people with negative certificates have been tested positively on arrival in Dubai.
This airline provides a refund if passengers must cancel the trip.” However, A rear official at Chennai Airport, said positive results were confirmed by repetitive tests and the second test was not charged.
“The result is given by the machine.
Now the test is done using the Abbott ID.
We explore other technologies,” he said.