Novel coronavirus (NSW)

NSW Health - Updates Changes to Multiplex PCR

Acutely unwell patients should be referred to the local ED, with the recommendation to call ahead.
Clinical Labs are able to collect and receive specimens from asymptomatic and mildly unwell patients.

Patients presenting for testing must ensure the following:

NSW Drive-Through COVID-19 Collection Centres

Patients must remain in their vehicles. 

NSW Walk-In COVID-19 Collection Centres

NSW Health recommends that anyone with respiratory symptoms or unexplained fever should be tested for COVID-19.

This is especially important for:

• Anyone who lives or works in a high risk setting, including healthcare facilities, aged care and other residential facilities, schools, prisons, and other closed settings
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• People who are close contacts of a confirmed case or who have returned from overseas in the last 14 days
• Anyone admitted to hospital
• People who reside in areas for increased testing and surveillance (Note: these areas are updated weekly).

Please make sure any health care or aged care workers or residents are noted on the laboratory request form so their test can be prioritised.

See NSW Health Advice for more criteria.

Asymptomatic people do not require testing, except in special circumstances such as recovered cases wishing to return to work in a health care facility, aged care facility or other high-risk clinical setting, or the person is part of a public health unit outbreak investigation. For further advice please see the COVID-19 control guideline for public health units or call your local public health unit on 1300 066 055.

Clinical Labs COVID-19 Testing for Travel (NSW)

Many countries are requesting that international travellers complete a COVID-19 PCR and/or Antibody Test before boarding their flight.

Clinical Labs is now offering travellers the ability to purchase the below COVID-19 tests for travel through our secure web portal (store.clinicallabs.com.au).

• COVID-19 PCR Test for Travel
  
• Combined COVID-19 PCR and Antibody (IgG and IgM) Test
  

These tests are available for asymptomatic travellers only and there is no Medicare rebate available. A doctor's referral is not required. Travellers are emailed a referral form once they purchase their test.

Travellers can order a test by:

• Visiting store.clinicallabs.com.au where they create an account, and order and pay for their test.
• Travallers are then sent a confirmation email that contains the receipt/referral.
• They need to print this out and take with them to a Clinical Labs Travel Collection Centre (see clinicallabs.com.au/travel for listing), along with a form of photo ID (passport or driver’s licence).
• After completing the test, their sample will be processed within 24 hours and they will be sent an SMS notification when their result is ready.
• Travellers then log back into store.clinicallabs.com.au where they can view their result by downloading a pdf and print this as required by the relevant travel authority.
  
  

Self-Collect

Instructions

COVID-19 self-collection demonstration video.

For general questions or information about Coronavirus please call:
National Coronavirus Health Information Line - 1800 020 080

To speak to a Clinical Labs customer service team member call 1300 453 688.

Information updated 13.10.21 10:09am EST.