pcr test turnaround times

[brokenhairband]

Does anyone have any recent experience of how long PCR tests are taking to turn around at the moment?

Less than 24 hours.

Hope so. The centre said 4 days!

12 hours for us last week.

12 hours for us last Tuesday. We went to a drive through test centre at 8:00, and had the negative results back via text and email at 20:01. We had a similar experience a few months prior too.

DD had PCR at 9:30 on Monday, had an email with results at 3am - so about 18 hours. Good luck, fx for a negative!

DS had PCR at 10.30am yesterday and results back 2am

It really does vary widely. We've tested DS twice. The first time (September last year so not accurate to time frames now but it was 3 days!) The second time it was was 20 hours which I was impressed with. More recently for myself it was 1.5 days!

Thanks all - more reassuring. Test 10am this morning so hoping for a result before tomorrow work/school etc. It was at a drive through centre.

Went to a drive through one at 10:30, got text results 6am the following day

12 hours earlier this month. Tested at 2.30pm on a a Sunday.

12 hours yesterday. East Midlands

itoldyouiwasill100

For travel I believe you have to pay for private testing and can’t use nhs.

Sorry for the detail but..

itoldyouiwasill100

There was an episode of you and yours about travel testing this afternoon.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000wccg

Worth a listen because if you get it wrong and choose the wrong test, they will not let you board.

Derail !

Tested at a drive through at 9.30am on Friday. Results emailed around 2am Saturday, so 16.5 hours.

10 hours last week for symptoms one in test centre and 14 hours for postal ones we did as we are in a surge area.

For ones in a test centre it is usually within 24 hours. For DD, test at 8:30am it was back around 9pm so everyone could return to work / school.

2 days max

Make sure your destination only needs test results. Most countries seem to require a certificate, and those are only issued privately.

13 hours 16 minutes between handing over the test and getting the result (gave in at 08.45 and result came through at 22.01). I was impressed.

Between 12-16 hours here, they are quick now thankfully!

Had a test last Monday at 10.30am, had results by 7.30pm

Test 10.30am on Sunday, results 5am on Monday.

13 hours in the end. Not too bad at all.