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Old Jan 18, 2021 | 6:52 pm
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tcook052
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YEG finally getting its own rapid testing pilot program although can't see how much good it will do now that the airport has virtually no international flights.

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/covid-19...port-1.5271682

EDMONTON -- A COVID-19 testing program that began in southern Alberta in November 2020 is expanding to Edmonton International Airport in February.

The tests could eliminate the 14-day quarantine period for international travellers and make Edmonton a safer and more convenient travel option, according to EIA.

"To be able to do that right at the airport upon travel and prove the negative test and test people asymptomatic is important," Steve Maybee with EIA told CTV News Edmonton. "It's all about health and safety."
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