LOS ANGELES – A COVID-19 immediate verification facility with an on-site lab capable of generating effects in 3 to five hours presented Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport.
$125 nasal swab testing is administered and processed at the airport, and LAWA officials have described the on-site lab specially designed as “the first of its kind for airports. “Tests will be conducted between 8 a. m, and 6 p. m. Daily.
The verification facility and laboratory are located in a modular shipping container design in front of Terminal 6 on the lower/arrival level, between parking designs 6 and 7. The construction has shaded blankets on the outside and markers on the floor to ensure physical distance among other people in the row.
The lab can perform about 1,000 tests a day and others will get its effects electronically in a few hours.
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“The lab is right there with the collection facility, so other people will have to do their verification much faster than if their samples were sent off the airport property,” Charles Pannunzio said of LAWA to City News Service.
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The lab will also process the 24-hour effects that will be held at Terminal 2 and Tom Bradley International Terminal, Pannunzio said. These control sites are open from 8 a. m. 7 p. m.
The program is a partnership between LAWA and SG Blocks, Clarity Lab Solutions and Grimshaw Architects.
“As more and more destinations around the world incorporate COVID-19 verification needs for arriving passengers, and passengers decide to take steps to monitor their health during the flight, providing simple access to quick verification is another way LAX can help travel safety,” said Justin Erbacci , EXECUTIVE Director of LAWA. “In our ongoing quest to innovate and reinvent the airport experience, we have partnered with the personal industry to design, build and open an exclusive on-site lab that will provide an available and affordable immediate verification lab. solution. “
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Appointments are recommended for the 3 LAX control sites, however, some appointments without an appointment may be made at Terminal 2 and Tom Bradley International Terminal.
People can apply for a COVID-19 on LAX online.
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