Where to get a pre-flight COVID-19 test?

[Katie]

Anyone in Brisbane had experience getting a supervised RAT for a 2-year old? We are travelling to the US. We enquired at a Chemist Warehouse, but they said that they couldn't sign-off for a 2-year old as the tests are for 3+ only. But the US requires a test for anyone over 2...

Histopath at the Intl airport might do it?

 

[RAM]

Histopath at the Intl airport might do it?

Call their general info number and they should be able to tell you what to do, ,ay be able to go to one of theirs closer to home.

 

[goldinthemhills]

Histopath at the Intl airport might do it?

Thanks; we're going to check with TerryWhite first but it makes sense that Histopath in the airport would cater for all ages. I see they do a PCR option so worst case we'll get that done instead of a RAT the day before departure.

Call their general info number and they should be able to tell you what to do, ,ay be able to go to one of theirs closer to home.

Histopath only have an Airport location in Brisbane unfortunately (in fact it looks like all their "community" branches are in NSW).

 

[Pushka]

So is this thread closed? Where to get a pre-flight COVID-19 test?

Not if you want to go India via the naughty places. Thailand. Singapore. Etc.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I am heading to China Feb 24 and I thought I would ask latest intel on most appropriate / quickest turnaround for PCR test within 48hrs dep and thought this thread - Where to get a pre-flight COVID-19 test? might just be the place to ask

 

[Quickstatus]

heading to China

From where?

If from AU, tests are available within 1-2hrs if pay extra for the express version
Note no medicare rebate is available.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Melbourne

 

[Quickstatus]

Melbourne

Day of travel if you arrive early enough.
I think the Histopath group does it at MEL

 

[Cruiser Elite]

10:45 dep - I think I will get it day b4

 

[Quickstatus]

IIRC they are saying the Express PCR is 90 min

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Heading to China 10:45 Fri Feb 24 from MEL - just looking for any recent intel on pre dep testing?

 

[serfty]

Heading to China 10:45 Fri Feb 24 from

Histopath in T1 was still operating last time I went past.

 

[RB]

I am heading to China Feb 24 and I thought I would ask latest intel on most appropriate / quickest turnaround for PCR test within 48hrs dep and thought this thread - Where to get a pre-flight COVID-19 test? might just be the place to ask

A week or so ago we had to get tested because we had a transir in Singapore on our way to India. The Histopath that was available to us near Newcastle worked extremely well

 

[Pushka]

A week or so ago we had to get tested because we had a transir in Singapore on our way to India. The Histopath that was available to us near Newcastle worked extremely well

Did you see any random testing for other passengers? I've heard it's pretty much not happening.

 

[RB]

Did you see any random testing for other passengers? I've heard it's pretty much not happening.

No, none visible. Was supposedly 2% but on arrival a sign was worded more "could be done at their discretion". Note though that immigration was an absolute mess (we were in a very slow priority lane) and took an hour and a half- 4 workers but fingerprint machines not working, people with incomplete paperwork etc & heaps of paper to be checked, wasn't what I wanted at 6am-we arrived around 50 minutes early. Bags were on the floor off carousel by the time we arrived there

 

[Pushka]

No, none visible. Was supposedly 2% but on arrival a sign was worded more "could be done at their discretion". Note though that immigration was an absolute mess (we were in a very slow priority lane) and took an hour and a half- 4 workers but fingerprint machines not working, people with incomplete paperwork etc & heaps of paper to be checked, wasn't what I wanted at 6am-we arrived around 50 minutes early. Bags were on the floor off carousel by the time we arrived there

Sounds like India. Chennai? We arrive at midnight. Mumbai. Wish us luck.

 

[RB]

Sounds like India. Chennai? We arrive at midnight. Mumbai. Wish us luck.

Was Delhi. Good luck-maybe the covid tests requirement might drop off, covid seems forgotten by most we have encountered

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Dep 10:35 Fri Feb 24 MEL-SIN-PVG - China of course requires PCR test within 48hrs dep - Melb Pathology pay online and present at one of their clinics - closest to me is 1km away - so off we will trot morrow aft to get tested and results within 24hrs - what could possibly go wrong?

 

[serfty]

- what could possibly go wrong?

presumably you have been isolating since Friday ...

 

[Cruiser Elite]

yeah right