Istanbul Airport Test Center makes passenger COVID test results available in 20 minutes

Istanbul Airport (iGA) announced (01-Jun-2021) its Istanbul Airport Test Center, which was opened by iGA in summer 2020, can now inform passengers about their PCR, antibody and antigen test results within a matter of minutes. PCR test results will be available in as little as 1.5 hours, antibody test results in 45 minutes and antigen test results in 20 minutes. Samples collected from passengers are analysed in a laboratory at the terminal. Passengers may alternatively, at their request, be notified about the results via messaging applications on their mobile phones. [more - original PR]