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Testing for COVID-19

Find out how to get tested and what to do if you test positive for COVID-19

Get tested

  1. Get a COVID-19 test

Antigen tests

  1. Who should book antigen tests
  2. Using antigen tests
  3. Antigen tests for children
  4. Report a positive antigen test result
  5. Report a negative antigen test result
  6. Antigen test results

PCR tests

  1. Who should book a PCR test
  2. How a PCR test is done
  3. PCR test results
  4. Positive PCR test result
  5. Negative PCR test result
  6. Indeterminate, invalid or inhibitory PCR test result

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