Clinical Labs is now Offering COVID-19 Testing for Travellers (VIC)
Published December 2020
Many countries are requesting that international travellers complete a COVID-19 PCR and/or Antibody Test before boarding their flight.
Clinical Labs is now offering travellers the ability to purchase the below COVID-19 tests for travel through our secure web portal (store.clinicallabs.com.au).
- COVID-19 PCR Test for Travel
- Combined COVID-19 PCR & Antibody (IgG and IgM) Test
These tests are for asymptomatic travellers only. No Medicare rebate is available. Travellers can order a test by:
- Visiting store.clinicallabs.com.au where they create an account, and order and pay for their test.
- Travellers are then sent a confirmation email that contains their receipt/referral.
- They need to print this and take it with them to a Clinical Labs Travel Collection Centre, along with a form of photo ID (passport or driver’s licence).
- After completing the test, their sample will be processed within 48 hours and they will be sent an SMS notification when their result is ready.
- Travellers then log back into store.clinicallabs.com.au where they can view their result by downloading a pdf and print this as required by the relevant travel authority.
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