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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
[Re: sleepychef]
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09/01/2020 09:12 AM
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Not sure what definition they are using for 'rapid' as 3 to 5 days doesn't really help for SXM, as the test needs to be taken and results received no more than 72 hours for SXM.
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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09/01/2020 09:37 AM
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Carol You are right, 72 hours is such a tight time and seems to be the main time frame I see on alot of countries that are at least trying to let people in with some caution. 3-5 days with no guarantee is not gonna cut it for many of the requirements....
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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09/01/2020 09:41 AM
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Alternatively there are “in-home” test kits I’ve seen in news articles and on line that you can have lab results from within 48 - 72 hours, pricing varies between lab but if I remember they’re around $150/test...
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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09/01/2020 09:55 AM
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There may be a rapid saliva test coming in the next couple of months - that would be a game changer for many.
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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crmoores--the 'in home' test kits are not acceptable for SXM and probably not for many other places either. Think about it--absolutely NO outside checks on who the test is being administered to?
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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I thought the live test monitoring and scan code ID process made it a viable/robust testing option for travel... but it’s not accepted, I didn’t know that Carol thanks.
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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A possible solution for villa guests might be to allow the guests to go to their villa - slef isolate (perhaps with a security guard) test in the morning and if the results show no covid in one or two days allow the guests to freely circulate. That to me is what I could see as "living with it" from a tourist perspective.
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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A possible solution for villa guests might be to allow the guests to go to their villa - slef isolate (perhaps with a security guard) test in the morning and if the results show no covid in one or two days allow the guests to freely circulate. That to me is what I could see as "living with it" from a tourist perspective. What do you do in that situation if a guest tests positive and only has a 7-day reservation at the villa? You can't put them back on a plane knowing they are positive. I guess you could move them to a govt. facility and sterilize the villa.
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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03/06/2021 09:53 AM
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Please keep looking. 4 months ago my wife and I went to an urgent care in Manhattan Beach CA, had the nasal probe test, and had results in 4 hours. Insurance covered 100%. We never left my truck.
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Re: website for "fast" covid 19 test results to help travel
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Shana Dickerson hooked me up with a doctor in FL who turns tests around in 24 hours after receipt of tests. http://blueskyluxurytravels.com/about/I bought 20 tests for our company as we need to have quicker turnaround than local testing provides. With the exception of a FEdEx screw up, we had emailed results within 24 hours. Call your family doctor as well. Ours has an on-site lab and turned around a test for my son in 4 hours prior to a trip to STT.
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