Heathrow set to launch rapid testing pilot
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2nd February 2021
The government-led initiative will help to identify how rapid testing could be used to reopen society
Heathrow is set to implement a government-led COVID-19 rapid testing scheme for staff in partnership with NHS Test and Trace service.
The new initiative will take place over a four-week period and will involve around 2,000 employees from the airport.
The pilot is being introduced to increase the support that’s already in place, whilst helping to stop the spread of more contagious strains. The study will also provide an indication of how rapid testing could be implemented across the UK to keep vital services running.
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The government-led pilot will take place over four weeks
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Heathrow Airport is to launch a month-long pilot project to regularly test 2,000 staff for Covid.
The airport is working with NHS Test and Trace on the scheme, which will use rapid lateral flow tests and is intended to help stop the spread of the new more contagious strain of the virus by identifying asymptomatic cases.
Participants will be provided with testing kits which they will be able to drop off at convenient locations across the airport before their shifts with results returned in 20 minutes. Anyone testing positive will be required to take a PCR test and they will be instructed to self-isolate in line with NHS guidance.