South Africa - entry restrictions and rules [merged thread]
Apr 13, 2021, 8:38 pm
#1096
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Hi! I see you're in Raleigh-Durham. I'm in NYC, and NYU Langone Hospital turns PCR tests around in under 24 hours (they say 48 but it's usually more like 12). I know in my hometown of Ft. Lauderdale that Holy Cross Urgent Care turns them around in 24 hours as well (they too say 48 hours). CVS has never seemed super confident in their turnaround time being within 72 hours, but it could be different by you. I'd try to contact local hospitals/urgent cares for turnaround times and also ask around locally. I'd venture to guess a hospital affiliated with Duke will be turning PCRs around quickly.
Apr 13, 2021, 8:51 pm
#1097
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Raleigh-Durham
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Hi! I see you're in Raleigh-Durham. I'm in NYC, and NYU Langone Hospital turns PCR tests around in under 24 hours (they say 48 but it's usually more like 12). I know in my hometown of Ft. Lauderdale that Holy Cross Urgent Care turns them around in 24 hours as well (they too say 48 hours). CVS has never seemed super confident in their turnaround time being within 72 hours, but it could be different by you. I'd try to contact local hospitals/urgent cares for turnaround times and also ask around locally. I'd venture to guess a hospital affiliated with Duke will be turning PCRs around quickly.
Apr 13, 2021, 11:08 pm
#1098
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Wish I could provide better information! I know that NYU Langone provides that if you tell them that you're traveling, but can't speak to anywhere else. I too would be worried about CVS or Walgreens providing this, so I would call around to see.
Apr 14, 2021, 1:29 pm
#1099
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Apr 14, 2021, 4:28 pm
#1100
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Apr 15, 2021, 8:22 am
#1101
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SEA
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dz1031 my worry is more around the SA requirement of having the name and signature of the practitioner who conducted the test. I am trying to figure out whether the test results show that info...
Apr 15, 2021, 10:05 am
#1102
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
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tkelvin69 Thanks for coming back to say that! after reading through this last night and emailing the testing site at LAX, and hearing they can't do signatures I was scrambling trying to figure out where to test in LA that would have quick enough turn around times yet have signatures. Its still on the South Africa MoH website, but I don't imagine they will update that guidance anytime soon.
I had anxiety about gate agents allowing me on flights from LAX and through our connection and then landing at JNB and getting stopped there or told we need to quarantine till retested.
I had anxiety about gate agents allowing me on flights from LAX and through our connection and then landing at JNB and getting stopped there or told we need to quarantine till retested.
Apr 15, 2021, 1:52 pm
#1103
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Gosh- I still have anxiety my worry is that the ga is going to look at their site-see a signature i still required And deny us boarding because we have a negative rt per test and it doesn't show a signature.
Apr 15, 2021, 3:01 pm
#1104
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ORD
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Most (if not all) airlines have an entry requirements lookup page on their website these days. Have you looked it up there? That might ease your concerns a bit.
Apr 15, 2021, 4:33 pm
#1105
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
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What are the requirements for the 72 hour PCR test for COVID-19?
Travellers intending to visit the country will be expected to produce a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test that is not older than 72 hours from the time of departure from the country of origin to South Africa; and be presented before travelling to South Africa. This test must be conducted by a certified medical practitioner and should have the name and signature of the practitioner who conducted such test.
Travellers intending to visit the country will be expected to produce a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test that is not older than 72 hours from the time of departure from the country of origin to South Africa; and be presented before travelling to South Africa. This test must be conducted by a certified medical practitioner and should have the name and signature of the practitioner who conducted such test.
Apr 15, 2021, 6:23 pm
#1106
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SEA
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Then : These requirements for individual signature have been superseded for a number of Months. See SA Government Gazette No 44124 Dated 29 January 2021.
On TA post #3
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...th_Africa.html
On TA post #3
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...th_Africa.html
Apr 15, 2021, 6:46 pm
#1107
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Thanks, I'm goign to print out the gazette just to be safe. Every set site I called only does emailed results so I hadn't found any that would do with a signature. this is reassuring!
Apr 16, 2021, 8:57 am
#1108
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,077
Can anyone give me some clarity on what the rules are if we fly to RSA through Europe from the USA? Is it going to be a problem if we have a layover in FRA? Looking to go in August. I'm nervous to book the South Africa side of things until I get the flights figured out.
Thanks
Thanks
Apr 16, 2021, 4:27 pm
#1109
Join Date: May 2008
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IATA website does not list a signature as required, They are the best source of up to date information. Then again, if your info says "A" doctor's signature, not the ordering doctor's signature, and I'm pretty sure they don't have a database of doctor's signatures for the entire world.
Apr 25, 2021, 7:12 pm
#1110
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but could someone check the Shindzela website for me? Are they operational/still exist? Everytime I try to access the website I get hotlinked to spam.
https://shindzela.co.za/
https://shindzela.co.za/