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Until further notice, all Luxotic Retreats guests who are residents of all countries with whom borders of our retreats are open will be required to show either proof of vaccine or a negative Covid test.

Tests must be taken at 72 hours prior to departure (or closer to departure) and the results (or proof of vaccine) need to be uploaded no later than 12 hours prior to departure to any of our retreat locations. Any tests and results executed before 72 hours prior to departure will not be valid.

Take a test prior to arrival - Test must be a COVID-19 test, obtained from a nasal/oral swab specimen through amplified Molecular testing performed by a certified lab, and the results need to be uploaded as part of the online ED Card process. The test provider is of your choice, and costs may vary by provider.

Your uploaded lab results need to list:

• Your name, as it appears on passport

• Date the test was administered

• "COVID-19", "SARS-CoV-2" or "Coronavirus"

• The type of Molecular test or Molecular test brand name (see below)

• How the test was taken: "Nasal", "Nasopharyngeal", "Mid-turbinate", "Combined Oral/Nasal", or "Combined Oral/Nasopharyngeal", or "Combined Oral/Mid-turbinate" swab

• Your test result: "Negative"

These are the ACCEPTED tests:

Accepted Molecular test types:

• PCR / RT-PCR / ddPCR / Rapid PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)

• NAA / NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification)

• AMP PRB (Amplified Probe)

• LAMP (Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification)

• TMA (Transcription-mediated Amplification)

Accepted Molecular test brands, such as, but not limited to:

• Abbott ID NOW

• Quidel Lyra PCR

• Abbott Realtime PCR

• Cobas Qualitative PCR

• FTD PCR

• Xpert Xpress

• Simplexa Direct PCR

These tests are NOT ACCEPTED:

• Any at-home kits (the sample needs to be collected by licensed medical staff)

• Any test that does not rely on an oral or nasal swab, such as:

  • Sputum, saliva and spit collection (spit in a cup, etc.)

  • Gargle, oral rinse, etc

  • Oral swab without a nasal swab

• All Antigen (Ag) tests (including Quidel Sophia, Abbott BinexNOW and Rapid Antigen Tests)

• All Antibody tests (such as IgG, IgA, IgM and Rapid Antibody Tests)

• All blood tests (such as fingerstick, venipuncture)

• All plasma tests

• All serum tests

• All lateral flow tests

• All fever checks

• All temperature checks

• Any Doctor's note

Upload any of these and you will be required to retake the PCR test on arrival at the Airport at your expense.

Tests are not required for children 14 and under. All costs related to PCR testing are the responsibility of the visitor.