10 November 2020
Irish genetic science specialist Plusvital has announced that it is able to provide pre-travel Covid-19 screening after boosting its capacity to handle 1,000 virus tests a day and provide results in six hours.
The company has been providing coronavirus tests to hospitals and other organisations since late April, using the PCR system also used by health services, which detects Covid-19’s genetic material.
Mike Shelly, Plusvital’s Chief Executive, said: “If the PCR method is going to be agreed for travel, that’s going to take a lot of capacity and a lot of effort.
“It does not all need to happen at the airport, but it can happen in collaboration with airports.”
