Aerodom, the largest airport operator in the country, announced that the government has suspended late on Monday, 27 July 2020 the requirement for Covid-19 testing at Dominican airports. The requirement lasted less than 24 hours.
Aerodom earlier had announced that they would be complying with the requirement made by the High Commission for the Prevention and Control of Coronavirus. This was that starting Monday, 27 July 2020, Covid-19 rapid response blood tests were required of all arriving passengers. Passengers who arrived with a certificate showing they had tested negative for Covid-19 within the previous five days would not have to take the blood test.
The Dominican Republic is undergoing a spike in the spread of the virus. The tests were applied by Dominican government medical staff at international airports, with delays in passengers clearing the terminals.
The High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus did not publicly announce the testing requirement. Instead, Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom), the largest international airport operator, published the news on the requirement on Twitter and its Facebook page. Aerodom said that government medical teams were being stationed at operating airports to carry out incoming passengers’ tests and asked for everyone’s cooperation.
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