$50 swab test for Tocumen arrivals without certificate 

 
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With the reactivation of international flights at Tocumen International Airport set for Monday. October 12, the Civil Aviation Authority has announced that nationals, residents and foreigners who enter the country and do not have a Certificate of Swab Test / PCR or negative antigen, the cost to perform the test at the air terminal will be $50.

“As of this Monday, three Swabbin  Centers strategically located and duly signposted for the attention of travelers, in the Central Area, North Pier and Satellite B within Terminal 1 of the Tocumen International Airport come into operation. Travelers will be able to obtain the results in an approximate time between 20 to 30 minutes ”, reads a statement from the airport.

If the rapid test result is negative, the passenger will be exempt from complying with the mandatory isolation.

If the swab / PCR or antigen test is positive, the person will go to mandatory isolation in a hospital hotel designated by the Ministry of Health. Seven days later the passenger will have an antigen test.

If the result is positive, the passenger must complete the fourteen-day isolation and if the result is negative, the isolation ends.

Technical crews, auxiliary crews, mechanics, and humanitarian personnel are exempt.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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