{"id":12759,"date":"2020-04-16T18:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/?p=12759"},"modified":"2020-04-16T18:25:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:25:32","slug":"airline-passengers-undergo-covid-19-blood-tests-before-boarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/?p=12759","title":{"rendered":"Airline passengers undergo Covid-19 blood tests before boarding"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN) \u2014\u00a0<\/cite>Perhaps a sign of what the future holds for air travelers, Dubai-based airline Emirates has begun carrying out Covid-19 blood tests on passengers at the airport prior to flights.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

According to a statement released by the airline, the first rapid Covid-19 blood tests took place on Wednesday at Dubai International Airport, with passengers on a flight to Tunisia all reportedly tested before departure.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The tests were conducted by the Dubai Health Authority at the Group Check-in area of Terminal 3 and results were available within 10 minutes.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Emirates claims to be the world’s first airline to conduct such tests.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“We are working on plans to scale up testing capabilities in the future and extend it to other flights,” said Adel Al Redha, Emirates Chief Operating Officer, in the statement.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“This will enable us to conduct on-site tests and provide immediate confirmation for Emirates passengers traveling to countries that require COVID-19 test certificates.”<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Dubai Health Authority staff conduct rapid Covid-19 blood tests prior a flight from Dubai to Tunisia.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The airline has not stated whether any passengers would be refused boarding based on the results of the test. CNN Travel has reached out to Emirates for more info.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Serology (blood) tests\u00a0aren’t meant to diagnose active coronavirus infections<\/a>. Rather, they check for proteins in the immune system, known as antibodies, through a blood sample. Their presence means a person was exposed to the virus and developed antibodies against it.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

According to the US Food and Drug Administration, in the early days of an infection when the body’s immune response is still building, antibodies may not be detected.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Still, the tests will likely be viewed as a step in the right direction by air travelers, as the world grapples with the question of\u00a0when and how to safely ease travel bans<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Etihad Airways, also in the UAE, announced it’s set to trial new self-service kiosks at its hub airport in Abu Dhabi in late April to help identify travelers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of Covid-19. The technology is designed to monitor the temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate of a passenger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Airlines around the world have grounded the majority of their fleets due to the coronavirus pandemic, with international air travel slowing to a near standstill as countries close their borders or instill stringent quarantine measures.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The International Air Transport Association’s latest analysis shows that the Covid-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020, a 55% decline compared to 2019.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Many of the commercial planes still taking off are repatriation flights, organized in coordination with governments to aid citizens stranded abroad.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

According to the latest figures, the\u00a0US State Department\u00a0has coordinated the repatriation of 62,985 Americans from 106 countries since January 29, 2<\/strong>020.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CNN) \u2014\u00a0Perhaps a sign of what the future holds for air travelers, Dubai-based airline Emirates has begun carrying out Covid-19 blood tests on passengers at the airport prior to flights. According to a statement released by the airline, the first rapid Covid-19 blood tests took place on Wednesday at Dubai International Airport, with passengers on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-39"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourismworld-seyaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}