16 Sep 2020 11:15AMMONTREAL: A United Nations-led aviation task force aims to make a recommendation by late October on the use of COVID-19 testing to reduce long quarantine requirements that have decimated air travel, two sources said, following a meeting of the group on Tuesday .
Airlines and airports have asked the task force to recommend countries accept a negative polymerase chain reaction test from passengers within 48 hours of travelling from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates as an alternative to 14-day quarantines.READ: COVID-19: Rigorous testing could help revive travel but challenges remain, say experts
The International Civil Aviation Organization-led CART task force plans to make a non-binding recommendation for countries on the use of testing at an Oct 29 meeting, although such efforts could be delayed, the sources said. It is not yet clear what recommendation would be made over testing. Australia, which has some of the world's strictest COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions, has raised concerns over the proposal from airlines, a third source said.
Governments and industry groups are looking at options such as the use of bilateral agreements that would allow travellers to move between countries with similar infection rates without quarantines, or require testing in other cases.
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