Covid-19 PCR Swab Test

The cost of the in-clinic COVID-19 PCR Swab Test:
For Flights to China at $155 /test
For Other Flights at $107 /test
Nett price

There will be no consultation fees or additional charges for the service, unless there is a doctor’s consultation for other acute conditions, or where a medication prescription is issued.

Please note that the cost of the COVID-19 PCR Swab Test cannot be billed to your corporate panel.

It is recommended that you make an appointment for your COVID-19 PCR Swab Test with us, so that we can serve you without delay.

You can have a COVID-19 PCR Swab Test on a walk-in basis, provided you furnish the necessary documentation:
– NRIC or Passport
– Flight details (for travellers)

Please note that we may have to serve those with appointments first, prior to attending to you.

The required testing window is calculated based on your flight timing. You should be present at our clinic for your COVID-19 PCR Swab Test at least 48 or 72 hours prior to your flight (whichever is applicable based on requirements set out by your destination country).

We can still proceed with your swab test if it’s within 48 hours of your flight. However, do understand that there is the chance that the result may not be ready in time for your flight, and you may not be able to proceed with your departure

We can carry out the Covid-19 PCR test at your place of work or hotel. However, you’ll need to arrange for MOH approval first due to safety protocols, in order for the swab to be carried out in your office or hotel room.

Yes, you can make a booking for your whole family:

• For in-clinic bookings, click here.
• For home-based bookings, click here.

Verification of your physical NRIC and/or Passport is part of our protocol. Your results memo will reflect these particulars. Your local address and handphone number are necessary to facilitate contact tracing in the event that your test result is positive.

You do not need to re-seek an approval for the revised flight timing in the event that your flight timing is changed. Your approval letter may thus indicate a flight timing that is different from your revised flight schedule.

Please note that the COVID-19 PCR Swab Test shall be conducted no less than 48 hours before your revised flight timing.

On arrival at our clinic, you will need to show:
– Details of the original flight
– Details of the revised flight timing

Please note that we reserve the right to not conduct a COVID-19 PCR Swab Test should inconsistencies or irregularities be noted.

Entry requirements into China include both a negative PCR swab test and a negative N protein antibody test/IgM antibody serology test.

Vaccination type and status affects the results of the antibody test, due to the proteins being detected by the test. Different antibody tests may be administered, depending on your vaccination type and status:
– Unvaccinated travellers or those vaccinated with Sinovac & Sinopharm: PCR swab test & igM
– Travellers vaccinated with Pfizer-BioTech and Moderna: PCR swab test & N protein antibody test

The COVID-19 PCR Swab Test can be conducted for any individuals on a voluntary basis, no approval letter is necessary. The costs of the test is however, not subsidized by Ministry of Health (MOH).

DA clinics are PHPC accredited. Our doctors continue to conduct swab tests where indicated in the course of seeing patients whom have symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection.

The COVID-19 PCR Swab Test takes 15 minutes to complete. You are advised to reduce contact with other individuals to lessen the chance of contracting COVID-19 before the swab test results are out.

We will email the results memo to you within 4 hrs of us receiving it. In the event that the result is positive or inconclusive, we will contact you via phone.

You are advised to print hardcopies of your results and bring it with you overseas.

You may request a hardcopy of the COVID-19 PCR Swab Test results at the clinic which you did the swab test at. No additional charges apply.

DA works with authorized laboratory partners appointed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) for COVID-19 PCR Swab Tests. It is possible that delays may occur in the transport and processing of specimen as well as in the delivery of results.

In the event that the results cannot be furnished within 4 hours of your departure due to exigencies of service on the part of DA and/or our laboratory partners, we will refund the full cost of the test.

DA and/or the partner laboratories shall not be held responsible or liable in any way for any claims, damages, losses, expenses, costs or liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, any direct or indirect damages for costs, loss of income, revenue or profits, business interruption) resulting or arising directly or indirectly from your use of our test services.

The terms and conditions of our COVID-19 PCR Swab Test service will be shared with you at the point of registration for your review and acceptance before the test.

DA will provide the standardised COVID-19 PCR Swab Test results memo as guided by the Ministry of Health (MOH). We do not routinely raise additional memos pertaining to swab tests.

If you should need additional memos, kindly raise them to our staff prior to the COVID-19 PCR Swab Test. Additional memos are subject to the nature of the request and/or additional charges.

In the event that the COVID-19 PCR Swab Test result is positive, we will not be able to issue a memo for fitness to travel. We will contact you to make arrangements for an urgent referral to NCID for subsequent care and management.