RE: Saliva based test at airports20 Jun 2020 12:59
It gets worse.
Pasted from the BBC website.
"Passengers arriving at UK airports could soon avoid the country's two-week quarantine rule by paying £140 ($170) for a coronavirus test.
Under the proposal, those who take part would be tested and given the results within 24 hours.
The firm behind the plans, Swissport UK, says it means those who test negative could avoid up to 13 days of self-isolation.
The quarantine on all air passengers came into force on 8 June - more details on that here - but airline bosses have expressed "serious reservations" about such a "blanket approach".
However, Swissport UK's chief executive Jason Holt said the new voluntary scheme would "complement" the quarantine rule and could help "get the aviation sector back on its feet".
"We need to have passengers having confidence that they can travel and not be quarantined when they get back even if they aren't carrying the virus," he told the BBC.
“And then of course the track-and-trace system in the NHS would have the results of those who are positive - so everyone wins in this.”
The Home Office has not agreed to the proposal and says the quarantine measure, designed to stop a second wave of the virus, will be kept under review."
So the Home Office has not agreed to the proposal of SwissportUK. Wow the government have done something right.
Results in 24 hours = crazy IMO.
Testing on arrival = crazy IMO. Testing before departure is the only way.
Avacta are on to a winner here regarding a saliva POC test with results within 10 minutes. The aviation industry can't fail by using this kind of test. All we need is for it to be validated that is very accurate and then mass produced.
I would love it if we beat them......