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How Airport Covid‑19 Testing Will Change Travel: Everything you need to know

In exchange for open borders and peace of mind while travelling, would you be willing to spend a little extra time at the airport to get a Covid‑19 test? In Canada, airport Covid‑19 testing pilot projects are underway to see whether these travel points of entry and exit make ideal gatekeepers for containing the pandemic: Can departure tests prevent infected travellers from boarding a flight and spreading the virus? Can arrival tests shorten mandatory quarantine periods?

Story for EnRoute here.

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