Shafiqul Islam (Shafiq)
The government has directed to ensure PCR tests at international airports in the country to detect corona virus. The directive was given at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said.
After the meeting, he told reporters at the secretariat that new conditions were being set in different countries that PCR tests for corona virus should be done within 4 to 8 hours of taking off. Several countries have given this condition. That’s why the discussion has been going on for the last few days, today it has been fixed- very quickly to do a testing facility at the airport in two or three days. There are similar ones in other countries. So they can test within four hours before the fly.
Now you can check Quick, Instantly at the biggest airports in the world. We say the test will take 48 hours before. They will come from the land where our people are. Many countries give 4 to 8 hours. Now there is an opportunity to go abroad by taking PCR test 72 or 48 hours before departure from Bangladesh. But several countries, including the United Arab Emirates, recently asked for a certificate of rapid PCR test at the airport six hours before takeoff.
It is learned that the expatriates are not able to go to abroad. Cause there are no rapid PCR machines for testing corona virus infection at the three international airports of the country. They have been demanding installation of Rapid PCR machines and labs at Dhaka, Chattagram and Sylhet airports.
The cabinet secretary said that whoever goes to the country, he will need whatever kind of requirements, so that he can take the test from the airport. Asked how long it would be possible to deliver the report on the PCR test at the airport, the cabinet secretary said, we have seen that we will be able to report within four hours.
Asked when the PCR test would be launched at the international airport, the cabinet secretary said instructions had been given today. As fast as you can, two-three days or seven days, if not in quick time, you can’t go to that country. Our international flights are going from three places. Primarily will be at Dhaka Airport, but there are three airports under discussion.
