Iceland to test airport passengers for Covid-19

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Iceland, which has successfully contained the new coronavirus and conducted more tests per capita than any other country, said it plans to offer arriving travellers a Covid-19 test to avoid a 14-day quarantine, AFP reported.

The government said it would be offering testis to travellers landing at Keflavik airport — the country's only international airport — as of June 15 at the latest, with the government initially paying the cost of the tests.

Under the scheme, once the traveller has submitted their test sample, they would be allowed to proceed to their hotel or home. If their test result available later that day is positive, they will be quarantined for at least 14 days.

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