Changi Airport to Set Up COVID Lab Hope to open the border - revive the aviation industry

The news agency Xinhua reported that Singapore's Transport Minister Aung Yi Kung said that Singapore will install a COVID-19 laboratory. In Changi Airport in the next 2-3 months It is part of the measures to reopen the border to foreign tourists. And revitalize the aviation industry

Mr Aung said COVID-19 test Is the key to unlocking air travel. And expected that COVID-19 Will last for a while And the COVID-19 test Before boarding will be a universal code of practice.

Scientific data show that Singapore was able to open its borders and did not need a 14-day quarantine, but instead it was tested. Singapore currently has 27,000 cases per day and is expected to increase to 40,000 per day by November.

In addition to the expressway Which allows only those travelers who are government officials and businessmen Singapore also plans to enter into a travel bubble deal with countries and regions that have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and low HIV rates.

At present, Changi Airport only accommodated 1.5% of normal passenger traffic in the pre-epidemic period. And operates flights for only 17% of the total number of flights It also fell from 7th in the world to 58th in the airport with the busiest passenger turnover.

Mr Aung said “We need to take proactive actions to restore the aviation hub of Changi Airport. Which is considered the most important mission of the country "