Hawaii to begin pre-travel testing program October 15, 2020

In a press conference on September 16, Hawaii’s Gov. Ige introduced that the pre-travel testing program will start October 15, 2020. The pre-travel testing program will permit trans-Pacific guests to be exempt from the 14-day quarantine by offering a unfavorable COVID-19 check consequence inside 72-hours of journey.

Restricted particulars of the pre-travel testing program had been mentioned within the press convention. Extra data might be forthcoming. The small print of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program that had been talked about within the press convention had been:

• Hawaii has agreements in place with CVS and Kaiser Permanente to supply testing for vacationers to Hawaii. Further testing parters might be introduced within the coming weeks. Walgreens was a possible accomplice that was talked about.
• Guests might be accountable for the prices of the exams. The estimated check value is $140 per individual.
• At the moment, the suitable check is to be a Nucleic Acid Amplification Take a look at (NAAT) carried out in a licensed CLIA laboratory. The lieutenant governor talked about that as different, dependable exams develop into obtainable, they might be used sooner or later.
• Within the press convention, the precise timeframe of the 72-hour window of testing was a bit unclear. The governor mentioned exams are to be taken inside 72 hours “previous to arrival”, whereas Lt. Gov. Inexperienced indicated that the check will should be taken not more than 72 hours “earlier than journey.” This might be a key piece of knowledge that can should be higher outlined. *Replace: per the 13th supplement emergency proclamation signed on September 23, 2020, the 72-hour interval  is “inside 72 hours from the ultimate leg of departure.”
• The governor acknowledged that a part of the agreements with the testing companions, resembling CVS and Kaiser, is for the companions to decide to returning the consequence inside the 72 hours in order that guests will be capable of get the end in time earlier than they depart.
• If check outcomes usually are not obtainable on the time of arrival in Hawaii, vacationers should stay in quarantine till they get their check consequence. A course of might be in place to confirm outcomes to launch these individuals from quarantine supplied they obtain a unfavorable consequence.
• All arriving passengers might be topic to the pre-travel testing program — together with youngsters of all ages.
• No industrial testing might be supplied in Hawaii airports nowadays.

After the press convention, we observed that the HawaiiCovid19.com/travel/ web page was up to date with a number of questions and solutions concerning the new program. So, make sure and test these out.

The governor supplied the next flowchart  to illustrate the scenarios and steps.

Once more, we count on Hawaii officers to launch extra particulars within the coming days. You’ll be able to test HawaiiCovid19.com/travel/ as nicely.

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