China Southern PCR Testing requirements in the Netherlands

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This post is for our British friends that are planning to travel to China via the Netherlands with China Southern flight CZ308 from Amsterdam to Guangzhou regarding the PCR testing requirements.

To further control the spread of Covid-19, and according to the latest notice of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands, the China Southern flight CZ308 from Amsterdam to Guangzhou will implement the following requirements for health management and nucleic acid testing from July 5, 2022 to August 31, 2022:

  • All China-bound travelers need to take two PCR tests in the span of 48 hours prior to boarding, of which one PCR test ought to be required in something like 24 hours prior to boarding. The two PCR tests ought to be taken at two of the following three different test organizations in the Netherlands with a time period least 24 hours.
Name of the institutionWebsite of the institution
1Coronalab.euhttps://coronalab.eu/
2Vaccinatiecentrum.nlhttps://www.vaccinatiecentrum.nl/
3Novamedik DiagnosticsLocations in the Netherlands:
https://novamediktest.com/landside-home
Location at the international area of Schiphol Airport:
https://novamediktest.com/
  • While the Chinese embassy in the Netherlands stated in its June 30 notification that the PCR tests can be taken at any legitimate test institutions, the passengers who want to take the CZ308 must follow this requirement of China Southern.
  • If the PCR tests are not taken at two of the three testing institutions listed above then the airline shall have the right to refuse the boarding.