Posted on 03/09/21
| News Source: Times of Israel
El Al on Monday launched a pilot program at Ben Gurion Airport of rapid coronavirus testing for unvaccinated passengers before they boarded a flight to New York.
According to the Reuters news agency, 112 of the 280 passengers on that specific flight were required to take a rapid antigen test.
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The test, developed by the Sheba Medical Center, is performed via a nasal swab, with results received within 15-20 minutes. All passengers passed the test and were permitted to board.
The majority of those requiring tests were children who are not yet inoculated under Israel’s rapid vaccination rollout. Masks, however, were still mandatory for everyone on board.
Read more at Times of Israel.