Incoming passengers no longer to wait at airport for test results

Arriving passengers being welcomed by Lt Col (Ret’d) Egbert Field and Minister Juan Edghill (Orlando Charles photo)

Passengers subjected to a second PCR COVID-19 test after arriving in Guyana are no longer required to wait at the airport for their COVID-19 test results but are asked to isolate themselves after arriving at their final destination until they receive their results.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri  yesterday welcomed its first commercial flight after being closed for seven months as a precaution to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Newcomer to the Miami/Guyana route, Eastern Airlines touched down at approximately 12.45pm with 46 passengers. Thirteen of the passengers were subjected to a second COVID-19 test upon arrival.