Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
J Travel Med. 2021 Oct 11;28(7). doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab085.
Here, we show that point-of-care rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 is feasible to implement in the departure areas of a major airports for same-day travelers and effective in ruling out possible carriers of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic air travelers. This strategy may help to reduce the spread of COVID-19 via air travel.
在这里,我们表明,在主要机场的出发区域对 COVID-19 进行即时抗原检测对于当日往返的旅行者是可行的,并且可以有效地排除无症状航空旅行者中 SARS-CoV-2 的可能携带者。这一策略可能有助于减少通过航空旅行传播 COVID-19。