London Heathrow pre-departure testing facility open

London Heathrow has opened pre-departure COVID-19 testing facilities in Terminals 2 and 5, which will initially offer passengers travelling to Hong Kong and Italy the option to fulfil those countries’ pre-departure testing requirements at the airport before they fly. These countries currently require passengers to provide evidence of a negative COVID test prior to departure, but allow for testing technologies that can deliver fast results. These tests, including LAMP and Antigen tests, can easily be administered pre-flight at the airport. These tests differ from RT-PCR, which a growing number of countries and territories around the world, including Cyprus, Greece, Bahamas,