The Epidemiological Service on Hvar Island carries out tests for people who need proof of testing for SARs-CoV-2 through nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal samples. Testing is done by the RT – PCR molecular diagnostic method.

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Samples are taken in the Jelsa Health Centre (Dom zdravlja Jelsa), every working day from 07:30 to 09:00. There is no need to make an appointment.

The results are given in Croatian or English, and can be delivered by post or by email.

The price for a test result in Croatian is 400 kunas, in English 450 kunas. This can be paid in advance by credit / debit card or on the premises when you attend for the test. Confirmation of payment should be sent to the Institute for Public Health via vibr or whatsapp on +385 91 151 2010. The results are sent out from Split within 24 hours.

To pay via a Bank or Post Office, these are Health Institute bank details, which have to be filled in on the payment slip (supplied by the bank or post office):
Recipient (Primatelj): NZJZ Split, Vukovarska 46, 21 000 Split
Account number (Broj računa): HR3823400091100180529
Transaction numbers: Model: 00 / Recipient reference number (Poziv na broj primatelja): the date of your test in figures eg. 20052021 (= 20th May 2021)
Function number (Šifra namjene): 06 / Payment description (Opis plaćanja): Test Covid 19X

Summary: what you need to know

Payment: you need a payment slip / receipt of payment

Timescale and method for the results: within 24 hours, by email

Translation of results available in English
When ordering a test, you have to give the following information: Name and surname / date of birth / OIB or passport number / your contact telephone number / your email address

Antigen testing is carried out in the Jelsa Health Centre (Dom zdravlja Jelsa), every working day from 12:00 – 13:00. No notice is required for testing. It is possible to arrange a home visit test by prior arrangement (+385 (0)98 303 02)

For tourists staying for more than three days, the price is 75 kunas. You will need to show proof of your stay (evisitor confirmation), which your host / hostess will provide.

Otherwise, the fee for an antigen test in Croatian and English is 200 kn, payable in cash or via the bank account.

Bank details for paying for the antigen test:

Recipient (Primatelj): Dom zdravlja Splitsko – dalmatinske županije, Kavanjinova 2, 21 000 Split
Account number (Broj računa): HR2624070001100047194
Transaction numbers: Model: 00 / Recipient reference number (Poziv na broj primatelja): the date of your test in figures eg. 20052021 (= 20th May 2021)
Payment description (Opis plaćanja): Antigenski test – Jelsa

If you pay via the bank account, you must have the receipt for payment with you when you attend for the test. The results of antigen tests are available within 20 minutes.

HVAR TOWN

PCR and antigen testing for COVID-19 is carried out in Hvar Town, Monday to Saturday from 07:00 – 17:00, at this address: Trg Marka Miličića 3 (next to the Agricultural Cooperative – Poljoprivredna zadruga Hvar). Home visits to take samples can be organized for addresses in Jelsa and Stari Grad by prior arrangement.

Fees:

PCR within 24 hours – 790,00 kunas
PCR within 12 hours– 900,00 kunas
Fast antigen test – 350,00 kunas
fit-to-fly certificate – 300,00 kunas

Payment can be made by cash or credit card.
Translations available: German, English and Italian, at no extra charge.

You can get further information by email: covid@florence.hr or telephone: +385 (0) 99 530 93 48

In the case of guests in tourist accommodation showing symptoms of Covid-19 infection, the Croatian Institute of Public Health issued instructions on 20th June 2021, which you can find on this link.

A listing of the latest instructions relating to Covid-19 is available on the Croatian Institute of Public Health website on this link (most of the links given are in Croatian)

For those crossing the borders of the Republic of Croatia, the latest recommendations from the Croatian Institute of Public Health are available on this link.

EU digital COVID certificates: The Croatian national system for issuing EU digital Covid certificates started functioning on 1st July 2021. For those eligible to receive an EU digital COVID certificate, it can be obtained on application via the e-Građani electronic system or at the Croatian Institute of Public Health Insurance (HZZO) offices. To be eligible, you need to show proof of the following: vaccination against Covid-19, a negative test for the illness, or proof of recovery from having being infected. The HZZO in Hvar is at Ulica Hanibala Lucića 22, 214 Hvar; tel 021 741 167; email: pisarnica-split@hzzo.hr, weekday working hours 07:00 – 15:00.

The National Croatian Tourist Board website carries an information page of answers to tourists’ commonly asked questions.

The Republic of Croatia’s official website with the latest news and information about the coronavirus epidemic is on this link.

The European Union has a web page titled ‘Re-open EU‘, with frequent updates, aimed at helping travellers to keep abreast of changes in border accessibility across the region.

There is a national call centre, telephone number 113, available daily from 08:00 to 21:00, free of charge from local phones. Phone numbers for regional clinics are listed here.

Instructions for those intending to cross the Croatian borders are available in English on this link. There is a special application form available (when the borders are open), which makes crossing the Croatian border to enter the country quicker and easier.

If you need any further information, please feel free to contact us on info@tzjelsa.hr or +385 (0)21 761-017 during working hours.