Indias first Artificial Intelligence-enabled Covid-19 testing facility for international passengers has commenced operations at Terminal 3 of the IGI Airport here. The facility under the Garuda brand name is owned by AI company Thalamus Irwine. According to the company, the facility is run by an AI-system using computer vision technology and a paper-free backend for processing mass volumes of international passengers.

Presently, destination countries require an ‘Antigen Test' negative report to allow the passengers inside their jurisdictions. Industry players such as Lufthansa, KLM and Air France, among others, have had success using the facility. After the test, passengers get their results in 10-15 minutes on their on mobile phones. As per the company, the passengers of an entire international flight can be tested within a couple of minutes by using the ‘scalable node architecture', ‘complete digital systems for patient entry', ‘AI driven process improvement' and ‘SoP management'.