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Old Aug 9, 2020, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by smartytravel
Those policies unnecessarily subject passengers to extra costs and hassle.

The value of tests 72 hours BEFORE the flight is minimal.

A person can become infectious between the test and the flight, and it will be classified as Covid negative on the test.
"Minimal"?

Most infectious disease specialists would disagree with you.

The less time from test to flight, the better. But, the goal is to reduce, not eliminate all risks as the latter is not practically possible.
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