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COVID-19 Information

CLOSE CONTACT WITH A POSITIVE CASE - If you have been in contact with a positive case of corona virus, you must SELF-ISOLATE for 14 days regardless of your symptoms. Contact tracing will contact the positive person to get details of their close contacts and will contact you by sms with an appointment time for a test.  Please be patient with this service and allow 24-48hours to hear from them.  

COVID RELATED SYMPTOMS - If you are experiencing Covid related symptoms, firstly you must SELF-ISOLATE for 14 days, please complete the following form and the doctor will contact you.  Please be patient with us as we are currently experiencing a large volume of covid related queries.  Screening Form

Covid-19 Travel Clearance Certificate -

The Student Health Unit only refer students who are unwell for Covid testing to the NUIG test centre.   


Covid testing for a travel certificate is done privately at a cost at the following clinics. 

Tropical Medical Bureau at www.tmb.ie - €180 

Galway GP Primary care www.galwaygpprimarycare.ie   - €160

company CLS https://cls.ie/ €180 

Randox.ie – www.randox.ie  in the Clayton Hotel €99 

 

Please read the advice in the link on 'self-isolation' and the attached self-help information from the HSE/HPSC Restricted Movement. 

SELF ISOLATION ADVICE

IF YOU LIVE WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS CORONA VIRUS

For urgent queries, please see our contact details on our homepage.