High PCR costs could stall the recovery: IATA SHARE
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To facilitate an efficient restart of international travel, COVID-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely, widely available, and effective.
An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests (the test most frequently required by governments) in 16 countries showed wide variations by markets and within markets. Findings include:
Of the markets surveyed, only France complied with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for the state to bear the cost of testing for travelers.
High testing costs could stall the recovery of travel
GENEVA, 6 hours, 36 minutes ago The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to ensure that high costs for Covid-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To facilitate an efficient restart of international travel, Covid-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective. An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests (the test most frequently required by governments) in 16 countries showed wide variations by markets and within markets. Findings include: • Of the markets surveyed, only France complied with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for the state to bear the cost of testing for travellers.
GENEVA, 6 May 2021: The International Air Transport
Association called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19
testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families.
Covid-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely,
widely available and effective to support an efficient restart of international
travel.
An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests (the test most
frequently required by governments) in 16 countries showed wide variations by
markets and within markets.
Covid-19 cost comparisons
Of the 16 markets surveyed, only France complied with the
World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for the state to bear the cost
of testing for travellers.
High Testing Costs Could Stall the Recovery
Translations:
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To facilitate an efficient restart of international travel, COVID-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective.
An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests (the test most frequently required by governments) in 16 countries showed wide variations by markets and within markets. Findings include:
Of the markets surveyed, only France complied with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for the state to bear the cost of testing for travelers.