NEW DELHI: With India resuming random checking out for two% global arrivals, the lab at India’s busiest airport — Delhi’s IGIA — says it’ll be engaging in about 500 assessments day by day. These assessments resumed on Saturday (Dec 24) at 10 am (after top arrival time for global flights) and Day One noticed 110 assessments being carried out, Genestrings Diagnostic Center‘s lab on the Delhi airport stated in a remark.
“On an average about 25,000 travelers arrive at Delhi Airport (daily) out of which 500 random passengers are being tested. By the end of Day One, we had conducted nearly 110 tests,” the statement said. After submitting samples for random testing, travelers can leave the airport.
“The timely decision by the Union health and aviation ministries to start random testing is a much needed prevention measure that will curb the spread of infection in the country. We have increased manpower of lab technicians at the facility to ensure availability and timely reporting along with being fully prepared for Covid management” said Dr Gauri AgarwalFounder, Genestrings Diagnostic Centre.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has made all necessary arrangements for testing, similar to the ones seen during previous waves of the pandemic when testing on arrival (or pre-departure for some countries) was mandatory. “Genestrings was the first lab in India during the pandemic to establish an RT-PCR testing lab at any international airport delivering results in four hours, when even developed nations were taking 24-48 hours for results. Genestrings then went on to become one of the largest Covid-19 testing facilities conducting over 20,000 tests per day. The lab at Delhi Airport was also appointed by the Canadian government as the sole Covid-19 testing facility in India for Canada-bound passengers. Genestrings conducted over 2.5 million COVID tests in the past two years,” the remark stated.
“On an average about 25,000 travelers arrive at Delhi Airport (daily) out of which 500 random passengers are being tested. By the end of Day One, we had conducted nearly 110 tests,” the statement said. After submitting samples for random testing, travelers can leave the airport.
“The timely decision by the Union health and aviation ministries to start random testing is a much needed prevention measure that will curb the spread of infection in the country. We have increased manpower of lab technicians at the facility to ensure availability and timely reporting along with being fully prepared for Covid management” said Dr Gauri AgarwalFounder, Genestrings Diagnostic Centre.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has made all necessary arrangements for testing, similar to the ones seen during previous waves of the pandemic when testing on arrival (or pre-departure for some countries) was mandatory. “Genestrings was the first lab in India during the pandemic to establish an RT-PCR testing lab at any international airport delivering results in four hours, when even developed nations were taking 24-48 hours for results. Genestrings then went on to become one of the largest Covid-19 testing facilities conducting over 20,000 tests per day. The lab at Delhi Airport was also appointed by the Canadian government as the sole Covid-19 testing facility in India for Canada-bound passengers. Genestrings conducted over 2.5 million COVID tests in the past two years,” the remark stated.