Travellers can now get their rapid RT-PCR test done in less than 60 minutes at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI). Reportedly, the rapid RT-PCR test reports results will be out in around 45-60 minutes. This will make it easier for passengers to take the test as and when needed. While the facility for RT-PCR tests was already available at the airport, they usually had to wait for around 3-4 hours for their test reports. The new rapid RT-PCR test will cost INR 5000 for each test.
Founder of the diagnostic centre that is leading the facility at the airport expressed that the new facility and rapid PCR machines have been installed at the airport in response to the guidelines issued by the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has made it mandatory for passengers to carry their test reports and present the same on arrival.
It is expected that more machines for this facility would soon be installed at the airport. The move is also expected to ease travel as the airport has been seeing increased passenger traffic, and the decline in COVID cases. Terminal 2 of the airport is also operational now, after having stayed shut for a while because of the pandemic.
