Zurich Airport to expand COVID-19 testing capacity and speed of results from 07-Jan-2021

6 January, 2021

Zurich Airport announced (06-Jan-2021) plans to expand its COVID-19 testing capacity, opening a new pre-departure PCR testing centre with provider Ender Diagnostics from 07-Jan-2021. Expanded testing capacity will be carried out via saliva samples instead of nasal swabs to increase the speed of results compared to existing PCR testing available. The testing centre will be operated by Swissport subsidiary Checkport. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - II]