A week after the United States government determined that its citizens who are abroad must present a negative antigen test before boarding their return flight, in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, the service has been installed to perform these tests at the airport and in hotels, as well as laboratories, hospitals or private clinics.

Francisco Villaseñor, Los Cabos Airport Director: "... We have twenty positions to carry out passenger sampling, each position has the capacity to take up to 15 tests per hour .."

Regarding the cost for antigen test or PCR, reasonable and special prices apply to passengers, but also to people who come even without being passengers.

Francisco Villaseñor, Los Cabos Airport Director: "... showing your boarding pass, it's 25 dollars or 450 pesos ..."

 

Rafael Ochoa, CDMX Laboratory Executive: "... the PCR test for tourists is 1,450 pesos and for local people it is 1,950 pesos ..."

 

Jen Superviller, Tourist from Idaho: "... $ 25 for the test, and it's very reasonable ... they're doing a good job, they wear masks, wash their hands, so it's very safe."

 

Tania Curier, Tourist from San Diego, California: "I will have the result in about 45 minutes, about 20 more minutes, I feel fine, they just a swab that goes through your nose, and it's fine ..."

Mauricio Salicrup, President of Los Cabos Hotel Association: “... We signed a very particular agreement and we worked with all the local hospitals and doctors so that this testing was not seen as a business, but rather was part of the service chain that had to give the destination so that tourism continues to come ... "

For those who test positive they will have to return to their hotel or place of accommodation and reschedule the flight.

Francisco Villaseñor, director of the Los Cabos Airport: "... that he contact his airline in order to reschedule his travel itinerary, but inside the airport the positive passenger no longer re-enters ..."

In February, due to these restrictions, the departure of tourists is estimated to fall from an average of 1,900 to 1,200 or less daily.

Armando Figaredo.