Ethiopian Airlines Opens COVID-19 Testing Lab at Bole Airport
Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s leading Airline, announced that joining hands with BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China s biotech giant, the BGI Genomics Co., Ltd, to launch a high-end COVID-19 testing laboratory at its main hub and the continent’s busiest airport, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. The testing center is opened to revitalize the passengers’ business by creating a seamless travel experience that includes COVID-19 testing to passengers that are departing or transiting via Addis Ababa, the airlines stated in a statement sent to 2merkato.com.
The state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing lab is equipped with cutting-edge technologies to provide quick and accurate testing for passengers, Ethiopian stated. Currently, the lab has a capacity to carry out 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day with the potential to grow further after expansion. Regular test results can be obtained within three hours, leading to
Ethiopian Airlines launches COVID-19 testing lab at Addis Ababa Airport
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State-of-the-art COVID-19 testing lab is equipped with cutting-edge technologies
The lab has a capacity to carry out 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day
Ethiopian Airlines Group announced that it has joined hands with BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China’s biotech giant, the BGI Genomics Co., Ltd, to launch high-end COVID-19 testing laboratory at its main hub and the continent’s busiest airport, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. The testing center is opened to revitalize the passengers’ business by creating seamless travel experience that includes COVID-19 testing to passengers that are departing or transiting via Addis Ababa.
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Laying the foundation stone were Mustafa Omer, Chief Administrator of the Somali region, Kassahun Gofe, Ethiopia s State Minister of Transport, and Eskinder Alemu, CEO of Ethiopian Airport Enterprises.