Guernsey Press

Testing areas at airport and harbour to stay put for now

TESTING areas at the airport and harbour are set to stay up for the time being.

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The airport testing area being built in 2020. The structure will remain in place for the time being despite the travel testing regime ending last week. (30514680)

Wooden structures were built in the public area of the airport outside the main arrivals entrance and at the harbour in the summer of 2020 to allow travellers arriving into the island to be tested, and for their travel trackers to be checked in private cubicles.

At the busiest times up to 2,000 tests a day would be done at the ports.

The States has confirmed the structures will stay in place for now, despite the travel testing regime ending last week, and the Welcome Team being disbanded.