On the surge of Covid cases and also the threat of the Delta Plus variant, the Kerala Airport has set up rapid Covid testing. The Kochi Airport, that is, the Cochin International Airport have the facility of PCR testing for the passengers visiting the UAE as a covid negative report of before 48 hour is mandatory while travelling to Gulf country. 

The updated protocol instructed that passengers to Dubai from India must take a Rapid PCR test within four hours before the flight departure. CIAL has installed the facility in collaboration with Sandor Medicaid Pvt. Ltd, selected by Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd for the Rapid PCR tests.

This medical facility in the airport will be able to test 200 people in an hour with the result in just 30 minutes. CIAL has also kept ready the facility for doing antigen tests on other passengers traveling abroad if the need arises.

According to the Gulf protocol, the passenger will have to again get tested after reaching Dubai Airport and should be institutional quarantine until test results expected in 24 hours. 

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