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USVI Joins American Airlines' Preflight Covid-19 Testing Program

The V.I. government is hopeful that its entry into American Airlines’ preflight testing program will strengthen efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in the territory, according to the Dept. of Tourism. According to the release, Governor Albert Bryan, who the release says recently called for pre-departure testing to make travel to the Caribbean healthier and easier, heralded the territory’s inclusion in the "LetsGetChecked" program to give more customers access to at-home PCR testing with observation by a medical professional via a virtual visit. “Since the beginning of our response to this pandemic more than nine months ago, we have worked overtime to ensure that we do everything we can to protect our residents and visitors. Throughout our efforts, American Airlines has been one of our major partners and we are thankful that passengers across the U.S. mainland have another option to get tested before traveling to our islands,” said Mr. Bryan, who, according to D.O.T., reported ...