12. júní 2020

Regulation on quarantine, isolation and testing for COVID-19 at the border

On 15 June a new and amended regulations regarding on quarantine, isolation, testing for COVID-19 will take effect. The changes are in line with the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist.

Regarding testing at the border from 15 June:

Anyone entering Iceland who has stayed in areas with high risk of infection within 14 days prior to arrival must either self-quarantine for fourteen days or, if they meet conditions for testing, choose to be tested for COVID-19 at the border.
Who is exempt from quarantine and testing on arrival?

Transit passengers who do not enter Iceland
Children born in 2005 or later
Holders of a certificate of prior COVID-19 infection from the Icelandic health authorities

Testing at the border is optional but passengers who chose not to be tested must undergo a two-week quarantine.
Those who receive negative test results from COVID-19 are exempt from the two-week quarantine requirement.
Testing is free of charge from the 15 June 2020 until 30 June 2020.
From 1 July 2020 testing will cost 15.000 ISK.
Those who have travelled to Iceland before testing efforts at the border began and are still in quarantine on 15 June 2020 can request to be tested a health centre and those who test negative can leave quarantine. A standard fee is charged for each test.
All samples and tests will be destroyed after analysis and they will only be used for diagnosis of COVID-19

Testing at Health Centres (not the boarder)

If you are showing symptoms of the COVID-19 disease, like they are defined by the Directorate of Health in Iceland, is entitled to a test at a health centre without charges.
A person who requests a test at a health centre without showing symptoms of COVID-19, like they are defined by the Directorate of Health in Iceland, will have to pay for the test at the health centre. From the 1 July 2020 the charges will be 11.000 ISK plus appointment charges.