In a press convention on October 7, 2020, Hawaii leaders offered extra concerning the October 15th begin of the trans-Pacific, pre-travel testing program. We’ve embedded the complete presentation under. (Electronic mail subscribers: if you don’t see the video, click here to look at it.)
At concerning the 10-minute mark, Lt. Gov. Inexperienced presents details about the pre-travel testing program. Most of what he offered was already introduced in his October 1st press conference. Right here’s a abstract of his presentation:
- Beginning October 15th, vacationers who take a pre-travel check inside 72 hours of the final leg of departure and supply proof of a unfavorable outcome will likely be exempt from the 14-day quarantine.
- The check should be a Nucleic Acid Amplification Take a look at (NAAT) from a Medical Laboratory Enchancment Amendments (CLIA) licensed laboratory.
- Pre-travel checks are required for all youngsters ages 5 and up.
- He emphasised that “the check has to return from a trusted accomplice.” All of the companions have labored with the Hawaii Division of Well being to guarantee that the checks they’re offering are the checks that Hawaii accepts. The accepted companions as of October seventh that had been talked about within the press convention are:
- American Household Care Pressing Care
- Shade
- Quest Diagnostics
- Hawaiian Airways
- Carbon Well being
- CVS Well being
- CityHealth Pressing Care
- Vault Well being
- Kaiser Permanente (members solely and Kaiser will cowl the price for members)
- Walgreens
- Southwest Airways
- United Airways
- He mentions that Alaska Airways is within the closing phases of their testing approval. We seen that American Airways was lacking from the listing. We don’t know if that was an oversight or in the event that they’re not but accepted.
- Primarily based on the considerations raised by the mayors about their want for a second check, the lieutenant governor mentioned they’re growing a surveillance plan to check vacationers (each residents and guests) who take part within the pre-travel testing program. The proposed plan would check roughly 10% of arrivals 4 days after arrival. The plan continues to be very a lot in improvement and topic to alter.
- He emphasised that an important website to get data from is HawaiiCovid19.com
Different fascinating factors on this press convention:
- The brand new director of the Division of Well being briefly spoke. She says that their want is to have a second check for all incoming passengers when it’s possible to take action.
- Gov. Ige says he’s working with the mayors on methods to enhance the pre-travel testing plan and the way they’ll add extra layers of security for his or her communities.
- Concerning Hawaii (Huge) Island opting out of the pre-travel testing program, Gov. Ige mentioned, “I used to be not knowledgeable that the Huge Island was not collaborating. I proceed to speak with the mayor to seek out ways in which we will enhance this system.” So, it seems that the choice for Hawaii (Huge) Island to decide out is probably not carved in stone. On a associated notice which is outdoors of the press convention, a gaggle of elected officers are urging Hawaii (Huge) Island County Mayor Kim to decide again into the pre-travel testing program per Big Island Now.
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Exterior of the press convention, the county/island mayors have nonetheless not expressed full confidence within the pre-travel testing plan. It sounds just like the surveillance testing plan is being offered as a compromise for the mayors who wished to power a second check on all incoming guests. The governor and mayors say that they’re in discussions to discover a mutually agreeable plan.
Maui County Mayor Victorino issued a prolonged statement after the press convention with a title of “County of Maui shifting ahead with Pre-Journey Testing Program.” So, that’s encouraging information for individuals who have journey plans to Maui.
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