Tag: Coronavirus test

• Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Israeli developers announce 20-second covid detecting test they hope to see at airports

  

  An Israeli developing firm Wednesday announced the creation of a test kit that would eliminate the need for complex lab equipment to detect the presence of Sars-Cov-2 and yield results in just 20 seconds.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Falklands exempt from UK requirements for pre departure coronavirus testing

  

  The Falkland Islands has been exempted from new UK regulations regarding pre-departure Covid-19 testing for international travelers to England. The new testing requirements, announced by UK Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, will be in force from 4 am on January 15.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  US tightens sanitary ring: arriving air travelers will need to present a negative coronavirus test

  

  All air travelers arriving in the United States will need to present a negative coronavirus test, according to the latest announcement. Under the rules taking effect Jan. 26, travelers including U.S. citizens must show a negative test within three days of departure or documentation of recovery from COVID-19, under an order signed by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield.

• Tuesday, October 20th 2020 - 09:09 UTC

  One hour-virus test for passengers flying out of UK, reports The Times

  

  Passengers will undergo a one-hour coronavirus test before flying out of the United Kingdom under plans to open up international travel, The Times reported on Tuesday. Rapid tests will be introduced from Tuesday at Heathrow Airport to allow travelers to enter countries where a negative COVID-19 test result is needed to skip quarantine, the newspaper said.

• Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands reports no coronavirus positive cases in 165 days, and 2,682 swab tests

  

  The Falkland Islands government reported on Wednesday that 2,682 swab tests have been completed with no coronavirus positive results in 165 days. The population of the Falklands is estimated at 3,600.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Airlines prepared to accept passengers with a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours before travel

  

  Airlines and airports have asked a United Nations-led task force meeting on Monday to recommend that countries accept a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated demand for travel, according to a document seen by news agency Reuters.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Israeli scientists at medical center develop Covid-19 instant saliva test

  

  A newly developed saliva test aims to determine in less than a second whether or not you are infected with the novel coronavirus, Israel's largest medical centre said on Thursday.

• Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Argentine scientists developing a fast, inexpensive coronavirus test

  

  Argentine scientists are producing what they call a fast and inexpensive coronavirus test, which according to the government has captured the interest of other countries. The new test, called “NEOKIT-COVID-19”, allows detection of the virus in less than two hours, developers say.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Falklands' lab can undertake on-Islands Covid-19 testing; no need to send swabs to UK

  

  The Falkland Islands government on Monday reported that the latest test results received by the Stanley hospital KEMH are all negative for Covid-19.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Falklands should be ready next week to test swabs in the Islands

  

  A COVID-19 analyzer and related equipment are scheduled to arrive in the Falkland Islands over the weekend, which means the prospect of much faster testing of the Islands' swabs for potential virus contagion, and without having to send them to the UK.