Newly launched Chinese-operated COVID-19 testing lab rekindles hope for reviving Ethiopia's passenger flight service

Health workers are seen in the newly launched high-end COVID-19 testing lab, Huo Yan Air Lab, at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia, on April 16, 2021. The Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Africa's busiest airport and the continent's leading gateway, is aspiring to revive its COVID-19-affected passenger traffic with a newly launched Chinese operated state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing lab. The newly launched high-end COVID-19 testing lab, Huo Yan Air Lab, which is inside the premises of Ethiopia's international flight hub, is administered by the BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China's biotech giant, the BGI Genomics Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)