In certain areas of Ireland, you can book your test up to 24 hours in advance.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched a new online booking system for Covid-19 tests in three locations.
From Tuesday, 1 June, a person can book a Covid-19 test online at the following test centres:
- Citywest Hotel Covid-19 Community Testing Centre, Dublin 24
- The National Show Centre Covid-19 Community Testing, Cloghran, Co. Dublin
- St Conal’s Hospital Campus, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
The HSE has said a person can only book a test online for themselves and can only book a time slot up to the end of the following day.
While people are still able to show up at these centres without an appointment, they may not have to wait as long if they book online.
Under HSE guidelines, a person can attend a Covid-19 walk-in test centre if they are aged 16 years of age or over, live in the same area as the centre and have not tested positive for the virus in the last six months.
The centres in which a person can book a Covid-19 test online have been selected as part of a pilot scheme of the service, with work currently being done to extend this throughout Ireland.
We have opened a new #COVID19 test online booking system. From today, if you live near to:
?Citywest, Dublin
?National Show Centre, Dublin
?Letterkenny, DonegalYou can log on to our system and book your test up to 24 hours in advance. Learn more: https://t.co/34w7lpGC3j pic.twitter.com/BWkcKqnhKj
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) June 1, 2021
Meanwhile, the Covid-19 vaccine portal is set to open for those aged 40-44 as of Wednesday, beginning with 44-year-olds.
The registration will then begin for those aged 43 on Thursday and continue on in this pattern throughout the following days.
For more information or to book a Covid-19 test online, see here.
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