I am in somewhat urgent need of the help of the DR1 community.
Much , if not all the situation I find myself in is my own fault. I was negligent in my research prior to booking to return to LT.
Having said the above, my wife and I are now booked to return to LT after a 20 month absence.
Since booking I have learned that you need a COVID test prior to returning to Canada even though all people on the flight are double vaccinated.
The hotel we are staying at offers testing for $65 via a private lab. However , it is an antigen test which is not recognized by Canada.
The hotel is telling me to get the PCR test or other tests recognized by Canada we will have to drive one hour to Nagua. This is NOT an option for us.
We do not have a car there and have no desire to drive there. LT is one thing, but Nagua is a whole other story. It can be chaotic by my standards.
Our spanish is what I call "bar Spanish". "Dos mas cerveza por forvor" . Thus we are not heading off into Nagua to try and get a COVID test.
My question to the community is, can we get a Canada approved COVID test in LT ? My wife belongs to Everything LT on FB and on that group it sounds like a place called Sireny offers the Canada approved test.
Is anyone familiar with Sireny and if they offer the tests we need. If not Sireny, where else?
Below is a copy / paste from the Government of Canada website showing the tests that are recognized.
Rapid antigen tests will not be accepted.
Much , if not all the situation I find myself in is my own fault. I was negligent in my research prior to booking to return to LT.
Having said the above, my wife and I are now booked to return to LT after a 20 month absence.
Since booking I have learned that you need a COVID test prior to returning to Canada even though all people on the flight are double vaccinated.
The hotel we are staying at offers testing for $65 via a private lab. However , it is an antigen test which is not recognized by Canada.
The hotel is telling me to get the PCR test or other tests recognized by Canada we will have to drive one hour to Nagua. This is NOT an option for us.
We do not have a car there and have no desire to drive there. LT is one thing, but Nagua is a whole other story. It can be chaotic by my standards.
Our spanish is what I call "bar Spanish". "Dos mas cerveza por forvor" . Thus we are not heading off into Nagua to try and get a COVID test.
My question to the community is, can we get a Canada approved COVID test in LT ? My wife belongs to Everything LT on FB and on that group it sounds like a place called Sireny offers the Canada approved test.
Is anyone familiar with Sireny and if they offer the tests we need. If not Sireny, where else?
Below is a copy / paste from the Government of Canada website showing the tests that are recognized.
Rapid antigen tests will not be accepted.
Accepted types of molecular tests
These tests are considered acceptable molecular tests:- PCR - Polymerase chain reaction
- Nucleic acid test (NAT) or Nucleic acid amplification test (NAATs)
- Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)
