COVID testing booths with pre-booking facility at RGIA
The Hindu
RT-PCR test costs ₹750, results in six hours; more expensive rapid PCR test also available
GMR Hyderabad International Airport has set up dedicated COVID-19 testing booths and additional waiting area with necessary facilities at the international arrival hall pre-immigration. Thermal scanners are installed at all arrival gates and passengers have to through the screening process upon arrival.
The airport has enabled a pre-booking process for passengers for COVID test post arrival, the link for which is available on the airport website (www.hyderabad.aero) and the designated lab’s website (http://covid.mapmygenome.in).
The RT-PCR test costs ₹750 and the wait time for results is six hours, while the Rapid PCR test costs ₹3,900, with the results expected in two hours.
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