Guidelines for COVID-19 tests for airline passengers could set global bar for reliability, sources say

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON: A global aviation manual now under review by a UN body suggests global guidelines calling for the use of highly reliable tests when screening passengers to detect the novel coronavirus ahead of flights, three sources familiar with the matter said.

The International Civil Aviation Organization Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures, expected in November, would offer voluntary technical guidance but not oblige countries to remove quarantines. Some rapid tests are less sensitive and therefore more likely to miss positive cases than PCR alternatives, although the accuracy gap has narrowed.One of the sources said a range of tests, with reliability as low as around 80per cent to close to 100per cent, had initially been considered.

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell told Reuters on Wednesday that the manual would not be"heavy handed" or provide a prescription for testing. He did not confirm specific details about the manual.

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