Specialised Covid-19 Units at Airports
More and more airports such as London, Paris and most recently O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, are opening specialised Covid-19 units. These facilities will help to quickly perform a test at the airport before boarding, in order to get a Covid-19 negative certificate required when travelling international.
This is great news for South African travellers who can now get tested and collect their certificate at the airport before to departure.
National Health Laboratory Service (www.nhls.ac.za) is operating three mobile Covid-19 Test Units in clearly identifiable vans located opposite the InterContinental Hotel, in front of the Police Station, on the lower level of the airport complex. The service is available 24/7 according to Port Health Services, at a cost of R600 (cash, cheque cards and credit cards are accepted, except American Express). Children under five years do not require a test.
Results are available in four to six hours and the traveller is advised by SMS that the test result and certificate are ready for collection. After testing, travellers can wait for the SMS at the airport or nearby, collect the certificate, and proceed to fly. Alternatively, the test may be done a day or two prior to departure if preferred, and the certificate collected on the day of departure.
The official list of laboratories within South Africa can be found at https://www.nhls.ac.za/covid-19/nhls-testing-laboratories/
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