In a press convention on October 7, 2020, Hawaii leaders introduced extra in regards to the October 15th begin of the trans-Pacific, pre-travel testing program. We’ve embedded the total presentation beneath. (Electronic mail subscribers: if you don’t see the video, click here to look at it.)
At in regards to the 10-minute mark, Lt. Gov. Inexperienced presents details about the pre-travel testing program. Most of what he introduced 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 adverse consequence will probably be exempt from the 14-day quarantine.
- The check should be a Nucleic Acid Amplification Check (NAAT) from a Scientific Laboratory Enchancment Amendments (CLIA) licensed laboratory.
- Pre-travel assessments are required for all youngsters ages 5 and up.
- He emphasised that “the check has to come back from a trusted companion.” All of the companions have labored with the Hawaii Division of Well being to guarantee that the assessments they’re offering are the assessments that Hawaii accepts. The permitted companions as of October seventh that had been talked about within the press convention are:
- American Household Care Pressing Care
- Colour
- 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 associated fee for members)
- Walgreens
- Southwest Airways
- United Airways
- He mentions that Alaska Airways is within the last phases of their testing approval. We seen that American Airways was lacking from the checklist. We don’t know if that was an oversight or in the event that they’re not but permitted.
- Primarily based on the considerations raised by the mayors about their want for a second check, the lieutenant governor stated they’re creating 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 remains to be very a lot in improvement and topic to alter.
- He emphasised that a very powerful website to get data from is HawaiiCovid19.com
Different attention-grabbing 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 further layers of security for his or her communities.
- Concerning Hawaii (Massive) Island opting out of the pre-travel testing program, Gov. Ige stated, “I used to be not knowledgeable that the Massive Island was not taking part. I proceed to speak with the mayor to seek out ways in which we will enhance this system.” So, apparently the choice for Hawaii (Massive) Island to decide out will not be carved in stone. On a associated notice which is exterior of the press convention, a gaggle of elected officers are urging Hawaii (Massive) 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 introduced 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 transferring ahead with Pre-Journey Testing Program.” So, that’s encouraging information for many who have journey plans to Maui.
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