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The coronavirus PCR testing station in the parking lot of Tartu Song Festival Grounds, coordinated by Qvalitas Medical Centre, will be closed by the order of the Estonian Health Board. The tent will close at the end of this week…

Thanks to continuous laboratory automation, increased efficiency in work processes, and lower purchase price of laboratory equipment and reagents, SYNLAB is to reduce the price of the coronavirus PCR test from tomorrow, 13 October. From now on, the PCR test…

From 3 May onwards, adults will also have an option to give a sample from pharyngeal washings at paid SYNLAB coronavirus testing points. This change is introduced in order to make the testing process more comfortable. In the lab, the process…

The Public Testing Call Centre, backed by SYNLAB and the staff of Medicum, adopted Telia’s robot caller solution at the end of March, to inform people about positive coronavirus test results. The innovative solution will help people who have fallen…

As of 23 March, all coronavirus PCR and antibody test result certificates issued by SYNLAB Eesti have QR codes. Officials at airports, ports and border crossing points all over the world can use the QR code to verify if the…

SYNLAB will adopt a novel solution for coronavirus testing from 16 February – the virus can also be detected from pharyngeal washings. Initially, the additional sampling method will only be available for children, so as to make the process more…

Estonia’s largest medical laboratory SYNLAB is to gift tablets to nursing homes, helping their inhabitants communicate with their relatives. In addition, SYNLAB will provide nursing homes with comfortable special mattresses. Having worked on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic for…

From today, SYNLAB Eesti laboratory has adopted a new coronavirus antibody detection method, which is more precise than the previous method and also allows it to detect post-vaccination antibody formation. Samples for the new antibody test can be given at…

Thanks to earlier investments, the improved efficiency of processes and more affordable lab equipment, SYNLAB can offer coronavirus testing for a significantly reduced price to healthcare service providers and clients ordering the paid service as of 1 January 2021. Coronavirus…

REGARDING TEST RESULTS A person can be infectious before any symptoms appear. An asymptomatic person can also carry and spread the coronavirus. A NEGATIVE test result means that at the moment of giving the sample, there were not enough coronavirus…