In less than 3 months, a company better known for back massage at airports has absolutely reorganized into a clinic that provides COVID-19 controls on the go. XpresCheck will perform a deep nasal pattern for PCR control that will indicate if you are recently infected. or a blood test to check if you have antibodies to the virus.
The clinic is located in Terminal B, where Newark Airport and travelers can walk directly or make an appointment.
“I think it’s a wonderful idea. Anything that can be added to ensure everyone is safe, not only the other people flying, the passengers, but also the other people who paint here,” said Georgia resident Takisha Williams.
“I suppose if that’s what they need to do, if it makes them feel comfortable, that’s fine. But for me, I don’t think it makes sense,” said Texas resident Sarah Sharbine.
Port Authority President Kevin O’Toole desperately needs air travelers to feel safe enough to get back on a plane. The airline industry crashed with the pandemic and Newark Airport continues to suffer with only 25-30% of the traffic it saw. last year.
XpresCheck began testing Newark Airport and New York’s JFK Airport last month.
“We’ve had very few positive [cases] compared to state statistics, which tells me that airport and airline workers are a very competent organization on how to act,” said Doug Satzman, CEO of XpresCheck and XpresSpa.
“We are also working in partnership with XpresSpa to make sure they have a direct line of communication. So, between the two of us, we make sure that each and every worker at this airport is aware of it,” said Port Authority Director Huntley Lawrence.
ExpresCheck pays its fitness insurance for testing and expects its own loss of profits in the event of a pandemic by opening COVID-19 test clinics at more than 20 other airports across the country.
A big challenge is that the time it takes to produce full effects is still two to five days. They contacted Abbott Labs to get their quick identification now COVID-19.
“Where we are going to provide the service here, on the site, which will have a response time of two to 3 days, or up to five, 15 minutes after the check is administered,” Satzman said.
An aeronautical industry analyst believes that COVID-19 testing or vaccination evidence can potentially be a pre-flight court order.
“If we need our economy to return, if we need our freedom to return, we have to be ready to settle for another world, and that may mean demonstrating our smart aptitude to airlines, airports and others. ” government government to have Array freedom, ”said Henry Harteveldt of the Atmosphere Research Group.
In fact, some countries only allow air travelers with negative COVID-19 tests. More than 34,500 passengers arriving in Newark from dozens of states of so-called “hot spots” have been quarantined, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
Meanwhile, United Airlines, at Newark Terminal C, announced Wednesday that it will fly only 34% of its full schedule in September and 40% in October. With revenues declining by 87%, United also plans to lay off more than 16,000 employees across the country. , adding more than 3,500 in Newark.
“This is deeply troubling and the travel industry, I suppose, is not recovering globally, let alone New Jersey for many years to come and it’s another mountain we’re going to have to climb together,” Gov. Phil Murphy said. Press conference on Tuesday’s coronavirus.
It took 3 years for the air to recover after September 11 and seven years after the Great Recession. Without a COVID-19 vaccine, the airline industry is once again preparing for a prolonged shock.
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