COVID-19 testing in Košice
How do I apply for a COVID-19 test?
• If you suspect you’re infected with coronavirus (showing some symptoms, traced due to contact with a positive-tested person, or just returned from a high-risk foreign country) contact your local doctor or Regional Health Authority (phone or e-mail). In these cases you will texted with a test appointment (place and time), and the test will be free-of-charge.
• If you need to travel abroad and you require confirmation of a negative result from a COVID-19 test not older than 96 hours, you can apply without referral from your local doctor or Regional Health Authority, but you have to be tested at a private lboratory and you have to pay for the test.
• You can expect to be texted with the results of the test within 48 hours.
Before being tested for COVID-19 you need to meet the following conditions:
• Do come with an empty stomach
• Don’t use toothpaste, mouthwash or other oral disinfectant beforehand
• Don’t smoke before the test
• Do blow your nose and clear your throat before being swabbed.
Free-of-charge Covid-19 tests
LAST SAMPLES ARE TAKEN HALF AN HOUR BEFORE CLOSING TIME AT ALL TESTING CENTRES
Full list of testing centrers in Košice:
Visit https://www.health.gov.sk/?ag-mom
Commercial tests for Covid-19
• MEDIREX, 2 Magnezitárska Street
PCR tests
Monday to Friday, 7.30 am to 1.00 pm
Appointments can be made free-of-charge using the medirex.sk website
Capacity: 60 tests daily
• AGEL SK, 57 Lúčna Street, Košice-Šaca
Antigen and PCR testing
Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 4.00 pm
Contact: 0902 995 511
Capacity: 20 tests daily