EU states agonise over rules on rapid COVID tests, document says, in new blow to airlines

FILE PHOTO: A chemist performs a rapid Covid-19 antigen test at a pharmacy in Roubaix as a second wave of the coronavirus disease sweeps France, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Many EU governments oppose common rules on the use of rapid COVID-19 tests, an internal document seen by Reuters says, in a new blow to airlines which are betting on fast-track testing to help bring the travel industry back to life.

Airlines are pressing governments for alternatives to blanket curbs on movement amid a second wave of COVID-19 sweeping Europe, with Lufthansa and Alitalia spearheading the use of rapid antigen tests.