Tag: COVID test

Airplane Wastewater Testing May Provide Extra Layer of COVID-19 Protection

A CSIRO’s study has found that surveillance of wastewater samples from flights coming into Australia could effectively screen for infected but asymptomatic individuals for the CCP virus. The study, which was completed in conjunction with the national airline Qantas and The University of Queensland, found wastewater testing can be effective to screen for passengers for…


WestJet Bars 10 Passengers From Boarding for Improper Virus Test as Canadian Rules Start

WestJet Airlines said on Thursday it had denied 10 passengers from boarding a flight for lacking the proper test for the novel coronavirus, just after a Canadian government requirement that passengers show proof of a negative result before boarding took effect. Faced with a mounting second wave of infections, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau said…