COVID-19 PCR SWAB TEST FOR TRAVEL
COVID-19 PCR SWAB TEST FOR TRAVEL
Cost: $198 plus HST (VISA, Mastercard or debit card - no cash please, as a COVID precaution)
Clinic hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3.30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 12 noon.
The test: COVID-19 PCR test by nasopharyngeal swab. This is also a NAAT test.
Clinic hours
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3.30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 12 noon.
The test: COVID-19 PCR test by nasopharyngeal swab. This is also a NAAT test.
- Turnaround time: Read about how long it commonly takes to get your lab report.
- Lab reports: See what's on the report. This matters to your airline agent.
- How safe is it to come to the clinic?
- Travel to the US with a still-positive COVID test after quarantine. Click here.
- When does a positive COVID-19 PCR test become negative again? Read here.
- Countries with special requirements: Thailand, Holland, Israel, Egypt. See below.
- Questions and answers
- Contact us (RiversideClinicTest.Query@gmail.com)
Note that we do not test people who have symptoms. If you have a sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, fever, loss of sense of taste or smell or otherwise feel unwell, you should not book an appointment. Rather, you should be tested at one of Ottawa's assessment centers.
Countries with special requirements
The following is based on our past experience. Please verify this information with your airline agent as it may have changed. There may be other country requirements which we are not aware of.
Thailand: requires a "Fit to Fly" certificate. Email us if you need that.
Holland: has a specific form to be filled; we believe that this is actually for the traveller to fill out but we are not certain
Israel: requires that we write the passport number on the lab report. Mention this at the desk when you come in.
Egypt: requires a stamp on the lab report. The lab does not do this but we can use our clinic stamp. Check that it is present on your lab report when you receive it.
The following is based on our past experience. Please verify this information with your airline agent as it may have changed. There may be other country requirements which we are not aware of.
Thailand: requires a "Fit to Fly" certificate. Email us if you need that.
Holland: has a specific form to be filled; we believe that this is actually for the traveller to fill out but we are not certain
Israel: requires that we write the passport number on the lab report. Mention this at the desk when you come in.
Egypt: requires a stamp on the lab report. The lab does not do this but we can use our clinic stamp. Check that it is present on your lab report when you receive it.