{"id":37580,"date":"2020-10-23T14:10:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T13:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=37580"},"modified":"2020-10-23T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T13:10:53","slug":"londons-heathrow-debuts-rapid-covid-19-tests-worth-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-heathrow-debuts-rapid-covid-19-tests-worth-80\/","title":{"rendered":"London’s Heathrow debuts rapid Covid-19 tests worth \u00a380"},"content":{"rendered":"

London\u2019s Heathrow airport, among the biggest in Europe, commenced its rapid COVID-19 testing scheme for passengers on outbound flights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Known as the LAMP saliva test, it is not required to be processed in a laboratory and is available for a total of \u00a380 per passenger. Before arriving at Heathrow, passengers have been asked to register online in order to receive this test.<\/p>\n

Last week, the British government removed Italy from its travel corridor list. This means that passengers arriving from Italy must self-isolate for up to 14 days upon entering the UK.<\/p>\n

In efforts to re-open restricted routes and provide feasible traffic for airlines, the tests ensure results within an hour.<\/p>\n

Aviation services company Collinson observed the tests as a critical step in repairing the aviation sector, with the rapid tests ensuring \u2018traveller confidence\u2019 and reopening of routes from the UK to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

Last week, the British government removed Italy from its travel corridor list. This means that passengers arriving from Italy must self-isolate for up to 14 days upon entering the UK.<\/p>\n

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Video credit:\u00a0Yuan Luo & Keyuan Zheng\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

How timely and efficient are these measures? Travellers from Spain, Pakistan and within the UK share their stories.<\/p>\n

I do feel the restrictions are needed. It’s a world pandemic that’s affecting so many people but I do think that they (the government) need to re-evaluate the way they have gone about it and whether it’s actually working – Hannah, student in London<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Listen below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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