Compulsory rapid PCR test for UAE travellers to cost Rs5,000

Compulsory rapid PCR test for UAE travellers to cost Rs5,000

The Genstring Diagnostic Centre which is currently set up at. the IGI airport here for all COVID-related testing announced on Sunday that it will provide the facility of rapid PCR tests also to passengers. New Delhi: A rapid PCR test facility has been set up at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to cater to passengers, especially those heading to the United Arab Emirates, which has made the test reports mandatory to enter the country. UAE has lifted restrictions on transit passenger traffic from the sub-continent and flights to Middle Eastern countries resumed from cities like New Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru, and Trivandrum from August 7 and airlines are expected to add more flights between India and the UAE as demand is too high. Only transit passengers and UAE residents in India are allowed to travel to the Gulf country as of now. Although the flights have been resumed for UAE, travellers are required to undergo a rapid PCR test before boarding. The Genstring Diagnostic Centre which is currently set up at the IGI airport here for all COVID-related testing announced on Sunday that it will provide the facility of rapid PCR tests also to passengers. "Acting on the latest travel