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Roadtown Covid test. #268791
11/11/2021 04:09 PM
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I have the list of places to get a test before I leave for home in the US. How long does it take from the time of the test to when I get results?
And I assume they will email the results to me, correct?

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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268793
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My husband & I have a rapid antigen test scheduled for Saturday a.m. at Penn Medical. They told us that the results would be emailed to use 1-2 hours after the test.

Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268795
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Originally Posted by Jim B
I have the list of places to get a test before I leave for home in the US. How long does it take from the time of the test to when I get results?
And I assume they will email the results to me, correct?

Do you need a PCR test or will rapid antigen work? PCR tests take 24-48 hours. Rapid antigen same day results.


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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: JasonHelmbrecht] #268860
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Email thread from yesterday. Since the PCR is more widely accepted I'll get that one.


We are open on Saturdays and you need not make an appointment. We administer the test between 9am and 12noon at a cost of $90.00 for the rapid antigen and $125.00 for the PCR.


On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 4:56 PM jim b wrote:

Great. Are you open on Saturdays?
How far in advance do I need to make an appointment?

On 11/11/2021 3:20 PM, info eurekamedicalclinic wrote:
> Good afternoon Mr. B,
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> You receive the rapid antigen result within a couple of hours and the PCR by end of day or the next day.
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> Let us know if we have assisted you.
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> Regards
> Nadine Edwards
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> On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 4:18 PM jim b wrote:
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> I'll be leaving Roadtown for home in the US on 12 December. How long is
> it between the time I get the test, and the time I get results?

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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268861
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These responses came in just now. 11/12/21:


Hi

I could relate. Pusser's Rum is the boss.

Ok so the Rapid Antigen is $110.00 and the PCR is $120.00 and yes we are open on Saturdays from 8 to 12 for sample collection and on Sundays 8am to 12pm also but samples taken on Sunday results are ready on Monday morning by 9am.


Laboratory Department
B & F Medical Complex. British Virgin Islands
Telephone: 284-494-2196 ext Laboratory


On Friday, November 12, 2021, 10:29:32 AM GMT-4, jim bailey <jimjamie@comcast.net> wrote:

Reana,

Thanks for getting back to me. I can't wait for a Pusser's rum and pineapple juice.

What are the two test costs, and are you open on Saturday and/or Sunday?

On 11/12/2021 9:05 AM, B&F Medical Laboratory wrote:
Good Morning

Depending on which test you're doing the waiting period varies.

Rapid Antigen 1hr or a little less
PCR- sample taken before 1pm results available by 6pm same day

Regards

Reana

Laboratory Department
B & F Medical Complex. British Virgin Islands
Telephone: 284-494-2196 ext Laboratory

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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: gracie5] #268863
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Originally Posted by gracie5
My husband & I have a rapid antigen test scheduled for Saturday a.m. at Penn Medical. They told us that the results would be emailed to use 1-2 hours after the test.


This whole thing still confuses me.
Are you going back to the US?
Are you getting the test to get out of BVI, or to get back into the US?
If you are using it to get back into the US, are you sure the antigen test is sufficient? I thought the PCR test was required.

Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268864
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Originally Posted by Jim B
Originally Posted by gracie5
My husband & I have a rapid antigen test scheduled for Saturday a.m. at Penn Medical. They told us that the results would be emailed to use 1-2 hours after the test.


This whole thing still confuses me.
Are you going back to the US?
Are you getting the test to get out of BVI, or to get back into the US?
If you are using it to get back into the US, are you sure the antigen test is sufficient? I thought the PCR test was required.

There is no such thing as a "test to get out of BVI". I've never heard of a country with exit protocols.

The test would have to be for entry to where the traveler is going or transiting thru. For the US, an antigen test is sufficient. Even a home proctored rapid antigen test is sufficient.


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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268865
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We did the rapid antigen proctored test on the boat a couple days before we left. Easy peasy.

Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268868
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JimB--a PCR test is required to return to CANADA, but not the US.


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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Jim B] #268903
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I checked the CDC website for passengers returning to the US. It says:

You must be tested with a viral test that could be either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). Examples of available NAATs for SARS-CoV-2 include but are not restricted to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)...

The paragraph goes on but I have what I need.

Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: JasonHelmbrecht] #268911
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@JasonHelmbrecht: Unfortunately, the BVI did have and perhaps might still have a "test to leave the country", or at least they enforced that rule. When I tried to leave the BVI in July and wasn't allowed to (I needed permission to go to Immigration and that wasn't forthcoming) one of the reasons I was given for their delay was that I didn't have a PCR test. The fact that I was leaving by boat and I didn't need one for my next destination didn't matter. Of course that was during their outbreak where it took 3-5 days to get results back - and any PCR tests older than 5 days are considered invalid... go figure out the crazy BVI rules.


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Re: Roadtown Covid test. [Re: Zanshin] #269055
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Originally Posted by Zanshin
@JasonHelmbrecht: Unfortunately, the BVI did have and perhaps might still have a "test to leave the country", or at least they enforced that rule. When I tried to leave the BVI in July and wasn't allowed to (I needed permission to go to Immigration and that wasn't forthcoming) one of the reasons I was given for their delay was that I didn't have a PCR test. The fact that I was leaving by boat and I didn't need one for my next destination didn't matter. Of course that was during their outbreak where it took 3-5 days to get results back - and any PCR tests older than 5 days are considered invalid... go figure out the crazy BVI rules.

There are definitely some different departure rules for clearing a private vessel out of the territory. For the general tourist leaving by water taxi, flight, or ferry there is no departure testing.


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