Reducing quarantine from 10 to 6 days through the Test to Release scheme
Southdowns Private Healthcare has Private Doctors in Chichester and Emsworth and is approved for the Test to Release scheme.
What is ‘Test to Release’?
Test to Release is a COVID-19 testing scheme that started in England on 15 December 2020 and allows travellers who must quarantine upon returning to England to pay privately for a COVID test five days after their arrival. This private test is in addition to the tests that everyone must take on or before day two and on or after day eight of their quarantine period.
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quarantine for ten days
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take a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on day two and day 8 of quarantining
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follow the national lockdown rules
Please see the governments covid-19 webpages for the latest government data on the Test to Release scheme.
Book a Test to Release appointment
Southdowns Private Healthcare is offering COVID-19 Antigen same-day tests when tests are taken before 3 pm. The nasal and throat swabs are collected using PCR BD dry swabs, in a quick procedure completed by a qualified doctor.