DAVAO CITY—Airline Cebu Pacific Air will start giving free antigen tests to passengers bound for General Santos City this month as it implements its program, called Test Before Boarding, to reduce risks of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection.
“This reduces the risk of infection between testing and boarding (and will help us find) infected passengers in a more timely manner,” said the airline in a statement released to the media. “Only passengers with negative antigen test results will be allowed to board the (Cebu Pacific) aircraft.”
General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said the airline’s free antigen testing, which would be piloted in his city, would encourage more…
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