How Important is it to Translate PCR/COVID-19 Test Results?

Posted on May 28, 2021
By Lingual Consultancy Services

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Since the spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic, international travel has been highly restricted and difficult. International travel is still possible, but it comes with a slew of new health requirements, especially if you have some of the flu-like symptoms associated with COVID-19. Some countries are almost entirely inaccessible to everyone who is not a citizen or a permanent resident. Others allow inbound travel if you are willing to spend a few weeks in quarantine. As the number of infections rises and falls across the world, COVID-19 rules and criteria change frequently. 

Importance of Covid-19 Test Results

Today's literal travel ticket is the COVID-19 negative test results. In some countries, it is more necessary than a passport. If you took the exam in your home country, you would maybe just need an English translation only. However, some destinations can require PCR test results to be translated into languages other than English, such as French, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. The requirement for negative test results is determined by the regulations in effect in each nation. If you are travelling from a high-risk country, you will almost certainly need negative PCR test results. 

Importance of Translation of Test Results

Upon arrival at the airport, the destination country needs the translated data. If you must have the screening examination, you must enlist the help of a competent translator. The aforementioned is true if the language used to write the test results differs from the destination country's language. Suppose you wish to visit a country where the official language is not your own. In that case, any documents you need to access that country, including a COVID-19 certificate, must be translated into the official language of that country by a qualified translator.

Assume you are on a plane to your destination country with your PCR test results. You have never learned of PCR results translation or the covid test translation. You hear passengers murmuring because they have found they don't translate results as you relax while waiting to land in your destination country. Remember that you are thousands of feet in the air, and the translated works are needed for entry into the destination country.

For example, if you arrive at a Greek airport, immigration and health officials are unlikely to decipher a COVID-19 certificate you produce in English. They may even refuse to consider such documents unless they have been accurately translated. Many countries require that records be solved by a certified translator they can trust.

Because of PCR test results' sensitivity, you cannot just look for an online interpreter and expect the authorities' results to be translated or approved. A certified or registered translator must do the translation. Some experts are fluent in the language you require and should have worked in the medical or scientific research fields.

PCR Test Results Translation with LC

Now, you do not need to waste your time or go through the hassle of waiting for your translated rapid test results because you were denied entry to the destination country upon arrival.
At Lingual Consultancy, our certified translators carefully translate the medical terminologies in your PCR reports and ensure quick turnarounds. 

For any medical translation requirements, drop an e-mail at [email protected] or give us a call at +91 124 2848100.