Day: December 17, 2020

IGeneX Tests its 2000th Airline Traveler for COVID-19

IGeneX has just tested its 2000th airline traveler for COVID-19. We started offering drive thru testing for airline travelers in October, when various states and countries put policies in place requiring visitors to be tested. Most destinations require that visitors provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Some countries are even more strict: China requires that both an RT-PCR and IgM antibody test be taken within 48 hours before boarding. Regardless of whether it’s two or three days, finding a test that can be completed in that short of a time frame can be challenging.

Read more about the big milestone here.