INFORMATION FOR SELF-PAYERS SARS-CoV-2 PCR EXAMINATION

CONDITIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

• The candidate must be healthy (without symptoms of COVID-19), must not be quarantined (due to a contact with COVID-19) and cannot have a recent history of a risky contact with a positive person.
• He/she will fill the application form for the "Medical Certificate" of the result of the PCR test of SARS-CoV-2 via simple e-mail. The application form is available at the sampling point or at the Olomouc University Hospital website.
• Administrative processing and sampling will take place at the sampling point of the Olomouc University Hospital (building F2, Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology - side entrance).
• The price of the examination is set at CZK 1,756 in accordance with the Bulletin of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic No. 6/2020. The administrative fee for the examination is CZK 250.
• Only cashless payment via a payment card at the payment terminal at the sampling point is allowed.
• Opening hours for self-payers:
  • Monday to Friday 12.30 - 14.45
  • Saturday 8.00 – 10.00
  • Closed on Sundays and public holidays.

RESULT OF THE EXAMINATION

• In case of a negative and positive test result, you will receive an SMS within 36 hours of the sampling.*
• In case of positive result you contact your general practitioner and keep the isolation measures.
• You will be able to download the medical certificate within 36 hours of sampling at covidlab.cz after entering your personal identification number and an access code, which you will be provided via an SMS.
• If you have any questions about results you can write e-mail to covid@upol.cz

CONTACT DETAILS

• Information - sampling point of the Olomouc University Hospital: 739 598 026 (8.30 – 14.30).

*  Please, note: In a small percentage of examined samples, the result may be non-evaluable due to a non-standard course of the reaction and it will be necessary to repeat the whole examination (not the sampling procedure). In this case, the time until the final confirmation and provision of the result may be 24 hours longer.