LAX on Tuesday morning launched interim testing sites at three terminals as a precursor to an on-site rapid-testing lab, set to open the first week of December.
The following written content by Los Angeles Times, Carlos Herrera via KTLA 5
Los Angeles International Airport is rolling out on-site coronavirus testing, as officials urge against unnecessary travel amid a spike in cases across Southern California.
LAX on Tuesday morning launched interim testing sites at three terminals as a precursor to an on-site rapid-testing lab, set to open the first week of December.
The tests available at the current sites cost $150 and provide results within 24 hours to those who opt to take them.
That will not be fast enough for people about to board a crowded plane and sit in an enclosed space for hours. But the tests could help travelers avoid quarantining at their destination.
Hawaii, which requires a pre-travel negative test, accepts results from Clarity Lab Solutions, the private company performing the LAX testing.
The rapid-testing facility should be open by early next month, with results available within hours, also for a fee, said Heath Montgomery, an LAX spokesman.
But the interim testing “is something that we can get up and running right now,” Montgomery said.
Coronavirus tests are now available at Terminals 2 and 6, as well as Tom Bradley International — chosen because they’re spread throughout LAX.
The tests, known as PCR tests, are administered with a nasal swab, and results are delivered electronically.
The LAX testing sites arrived a day after California broke its record for new COVID-19 cases. Read more from KTLA 5.
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