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re: Covid-19 PCR test for travel
Posted on 10/17/20 at 4:03 pm to TigerMan327
Posted on 10/17/20 at 4:03 pm to TigerMan327
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Those rapid tests at hospitals won’t work for international travel. Can’t just do a nose swab. Needs to be sent to a lab and you have to have a certificate that says you took a RT-PCR test to board your flight.
Best I’ve seen is like 8-24hrs but usually have to pay
How positive are you about this because it doesn't sound right? I'm not sure the people at the airport are capable of telling the difference?
PCR tests usually take 48-96 hours to get back right? Doesn't seem reasonable for someone to plan this with that short of a window to not make the timeline.
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Posted on 10/18/20 at 9:07 pm to baldona
Each country has its own guidelines but most want an actual RT-PCR test that is read in a lab.
There are ways to get results back within 24hrs in certain cases. Usually gota drop some money though.
There are ways to get results back within 24hrs in certain cases. Usually gota drop some money though.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 7:28 pm to baldona
Agreed timelines are tight.
Hypothetically, Lets say someone swabbed for PCR today via CVS/Lab Corp for a trip to St Lucia this Sunday @6am. and if Lab Corp PCR doesn’t come back in time, let’s say this person created their own negative test result (that’s identical to an actual LabCorp negative result).
Is there anyway the destination country could actually verify the test result I produce is valid?
Hypothetically, Lets say someone swabbed for PCR today via CVS/Lab Corp for a trip to St Lucia this Sunday @6am. and if Lab Corp PCR doesn’t come back in time, let’s say this person created their own negative test result (that’s identical to an actual LabCorp negative result).
Is there anyway the destination country could actually verify the test result I produce is valid?
Posted on 10/23/20 at 7:46 am to baldona
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How positive are you about this because it doesn't sound right? I'm not sure the people at the airport are capable of telling the difference?
They are not the most qualified people. I simply uploaded the email confirmation that I scheduled the test and it worked. We needed to upload something to get the “approval to board” clearance to go to Aruba. I never swapped it out with the actual negative test and we walked through the checkpoint no problem.
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