RE: airline industry wants testing for passengers on international flights to be funded by governments28 Jul 2020 18:01
Prof Paul Hunter, an expert in health protection at the University of East Anglia, has reservations: "Given that the incubation period of Covid-19 is, on average five to six days and maybe the test may become positive about one day before onset of symptoms, and also given that the test is far from 100% sensitive even in clinically ill patients, airport screening as suggested will miss a substantial proportion of infected people."