Negative Covid19 PCR test required for travel to Ireland
News
14 January 2021
**Important Announcement**
From Saturday 16 January 2021 all passengers arriving in Ireland must have a negative / ‘not detected’ result from a pre-departure Covid19 PCR (polymerise chain reaction) test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. This includes pasasengers travelling from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Passengers may be asked to present evidence of their negative/’not detected’ result before boarding their airplane or ferry, and to produce this evidence to Immigration Officers on arrival at points of entry to Ireland.
If an individual has a genuine humanitarian emergency requiring urgent travel, you should contact the Embassy immediately for advice and assistance before commencing your journey to Ireland.
A number of organisations providing Covid19 PCR testing in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are listed below.
*this list is not exhaustive and there are likely to be additional organisations offering such tests in the region.
**this list is provided as a means of assistance and the Embassy takes no responsibility for an individual's engagement with any of the organisations listed below.
| CITY / PROVINCE | NAME OF FACILITY | CONTACT INFORMATION |
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| CAN THO (Mekong Delta) | CDC (Trung tâm kiểm soát bệnh tật) | Address: 1 Ngo Duc Ke, Ninh Kieu; Phone: (0292) 3822353 |
| DA NANG (Da Nang City) | CDC | 315 Phan Chu Trinh, Danang City Tel: (0236) 3826 222 |
| HAI PHONG | CDC | 21 Le Dai Hanh, Hai Phong City |
| HANOI | French Hospital | 1 Phuong Mai street, Hanoi Tel: (024) 3577 1100 // Email: reservation@hfh.com.vn // Website: hfh.com.vn |
| HANOI | Hong Ngoc Hospital | 55 Yen Ninh, Hanoi Tel: (024) 3927 5568 |
| HANOI | Medlatec Hospital | 42 Nghia Dung, Ba Dinh, Hanoi Tel: (024) 3716 2066 |
| HO CHI MINH CITY | CDC (Trung tâm kiểm soát bệnh tật) | Phone 0869-559-453; email: labo.hcdc@gmail.com; website: https://hcdc.vn. |
| HO CHI MINH CITY | FV hospital (Bệnh viện FV) | Phone: (028) 54 11 33 33; email: information@fvhospital.com; website: https://www.fvhospital.com/ |
| HO CHI MINH CITY | Hoan My hospital (Hoàn Mỹ Sài Gòn) | Address: 60-60A Phan Xích Long, ward 1, Phú Nhuận District; Phone: tel:(028) 3990 2468; email: |
| HO CHI MINH CITY | Pasteur Institut (Viện Pasteur ) | Address: 167 Pasteur, ward 8, D3;Phone: (028)3 8230352 EXT 102; email: xnpasteur@gmail.com; website: http://www.pasteurhcm.gov.vn. |
| HO CHI MINH CITY | Bệnh viện Bệnh Nhiệt đới thành phố HCM - Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCMC | Address: 764 Võ Văn Kiệt, Phường 1, Quận 5, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam Tel: +84 19007297 |
| HO CHI MINH CITY | Thống Nhất Hospital | Address: 1 Lý Thường Kiệt, Phường 7, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam Phone: +84 38690277, ext: 871 |
| THUA THIEN-HUE (Hue) | Hue Central Hospital - International Department | 3 Ngo Quyen street, Hue City |
| KHANH HOA (Nha Trang) | CDC (Trung tâm kiểm soát bệnh tật) | Address: 4 Quang Trung, Nha Trang; phone: |
| LAO CAI (Sapa) | CDC | Khoi 5, Nha 2, Duong Chieng Om, Lao Cai Town (0214) 385 5557 097 478 5359 Ms. Ha |
| LONG AN (Tan An) | Long An General Hospital | Address: 211 Nguyễn Thông - ward 3 - Tân An city, Long An province Tel: +84 0723 826330 Hotline: 07223581113 |
| QUANG NAM (Hoi An) | CDC | 129 Trung Nu Vuong, Tam Ky Town, Quang Nam Province Tel: (0235) 3852 787 |
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| Phnom Penh | National Institute for Public Health (NIPH) | Lot 80, Street 566 & Corner with 289, St 566, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: +855 23 880 345 |
| Phnom Penh | The Khmer-Soviet Hospital | Yuthapol Khmemarak Phoumin Blvd, Phnom Penh 12306 Tel: +855 23 217 524 |
| Phnom Penh | Chak Angre Krom Referral Hospital | National Road No 2, Phnom Penh Tel: +855 23 219 904 |
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| Vientiane | National Centre for Epidemiology | Thadeau Road Vientiane Tel: +856 21 350 209 |
More information on Covid19 and travelling to Ireland at this time is available in our Travel Advice Section.