The Vienna International Airport has announced that since last monday may 4 , those who arrive in the city will be able to undergo a Covid-19 test and, if negative, they will not be required to quarantine required after the trip. The price of the test will be **190 €. **
Until now, the regulations required that passengers landing in Vienna had to present a medical certificate , issued at most within four days prior to arrival , to give proof that they do not suffer from Covid-19. Otherwise, they should spend the 14 days at home. **
In mid-April, Austria began to lift the quarantine restrictions.
Thanks to the on-site molecular diagnostic tests that the airport has incorporated, in a period of between two and three hours, Whoever requests this service will be able to know if they have been infected with the virus or not.
In order to carry out the check, you must go to the laboratory, located in the Office Park 3 (ground floor) of the Vienna airport and which can be easily accessed from one of the road exits. Once there, a sample with a nasal or throat swab will be collected from the patient.
In case the results are positive, authorities will be notified to carry out the corresponding protocol.
On the other hand, regarding the journeys of less than four days of duration refers, the quarantine will not apply to those returning to Austria if they underwent the tests shortly before leaving Vienna airport and You can see that the result was negative.
While those who take flights to other countries and have taken the test at the airport, will be given a document that certifies that they have not been infected with coronavirus.
Location of the laboratory at the airport
Although the entrance always will depend on the requirements imposed by the national authorities of the arrival destination.
To make an appointment with Confidence DNA Analysen GmbH, the laboratory in charge of the process, those interested should write to this email address: [email protected]. The opening hours, by appointment, is from Monday to Friday (except holidays) 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.