Positive now travel in 2 months help!

[rambleonplease]

So we are flying to the Netherlands in March. But I have now got covid. I know I need a negative PCR to gain entry to NL but I know I may be positive for up to 90 days on a PCR. What do I do?

I have not travelled at all during the pandemic so a bit confused by it all anyway!!

I know I don't need anything to come back to the UK so it's really just getting into NL.

Netherlands accept a negative LFT for entry but you need to isolate for 10 days when you get there which can be shortened to 5 days by taking a PCR while there.

Chances of you still being positive in 2 months are slim.
You take your pre travel pcr, and hope it's negative and carry on as normal, but have a backup plan on the off chance it's positve (either from the January infection, or fron a new one)

@dementedpixie

Netherlands accept a negative LFT for entry but you need to isolate for 10 days when you get there which can be shortened to 5 days by taking a PCR while there.

Yes this is changing from Feb 2nd in NL thank god! As in the quarantine but the testing isn't.

@MaizeAmaze

Chances of you still being positive in 2 months are slim. You take your pre travel pcr, and hope it's negative and carry on as normal, but have a backup plan on the off chance it's positve (either from the January infection, or fron a new one)

Yes they are very slim.

But it there anything I need to do now while I have Covid? As in do I need a PCR? All I have done is LFTs.

.gov says you can do an antigen test for entry which is an LFT.

Have you registered your positive LFT?

@dementedpixie yes I have registered and put the code in my NHS app.

So could I just do a LFT for NL? But presumably not one from home?

You'd need to book and pay for the LFT and cant use the free ones

@dementedpixie

You'd need to book and pay for the LFT and cant use the free ones

Thank you. I'll probably do this then rather than waste money and risk a pos PCR