2020 Travel Information
To enter the country, you require a negative test result not older than 7 days
TESTING INFORMATION
LIVINGSTONE
Government Testing
Done at Livingstone Central Hospital, Harry Mwanga International Airport, Victoria Falls Border Post &/or LDHO Mobile Surveillance.
24-hour turn-around (as long as there are test kits in stock)
Cost - ZKW 1,000.00 or USD50.00 (EFT pre-payments only)
They will arrange to come and take a swab at hotels and lodges if given notice.
Once the supply runs out tests will be done at Macha Laboratory in Choma which increases the turn-around time drastically, if Choma has stock.
Suggestion – Guests get swabbed at the airport on arrival, so that time to get results returned is maximized.
Private Testing
Done by SES (Specialist Emergency Services)
Couriered to Lusaka & tests run at CIDRZ
24-hour turn-around from time test results have been received by the testing station.
Cost – USD150.00 for 24-hour turn-around & USD100.00 for 48-hour turn-around. (EFT pre-payments only)
The test result date that shows on the certificate is that of the clients travel date.
LUSAKA
Done at CIDRZ Medical Centre
24-hour turn-around at USD150.00 (EFT pre-payments only)
48-hour turn-around at USD100.00 (EFT pre-payments only)
COVID CERTIFICATES
Must be issued & signed by the District Medical Officer (DMO)
Once testing has been done results are emailed to either the guest or directly to the DMO. Arrangements have been made to have a DMO available in Livingstone over weekends as well. Either guest or operator must go to the DMO at pre-arranged time to collect a signed certificate.
Cost – ZKW200.00 or USD10.00 (EFT payments only)
Signed certificates must be collected from DMO Office
TESTING POSITIVE IN THE COUNTRY
You will be quarantined at the secure COVID-19 facility at Livingstone Hospital, which is separated from the rest of the hospital, for 14 days or until a negative test is obtained.
DISCLAIMER
We provide the above information out of courtesy to all concerned but can unfortunately not take responsibility for the accuracy of this information. Although we endeavor to ensure that the information provided above is accurate at the date of this document, the various government authorities change their requirements often and therefore we can never guarantee this, along with the fact that a specific testing station can also run out of testing kits at any point. We therefore advise that you re-check the requirements upon booking with your consultant.
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