When to get tested?
Testing for access to the Forum venue after 27 July
- To access the Forum venue after July 27, you must pass a PCR test one day prior to your first visit to the venue, starting from 07:00 Moscow time on 26 July.
- A single PCR test submitted after 07:00 Moscow time on 26 July is enough to attend all Forum events, including the plenary session.
Testing for access to the Forum venue on 25–26 July
- If you need to visit the Forum venue before the start of the business programme events, you can take the test one day prior to your first visit to the venue starting from 08:00 Moscow time on 24 July.
- Please note: the Forum venue will be closed until 16:00 on 25 July.
- If you are invited to the plenary session, you need to pass a second test a day before the plenary session starting from 07:00 Moscow time on 26 July.
Results will be provided within 24 hours, LAMP method test results — 1.5 hours.
Present your Forum participant ID at the testing centre.
There is no need to pay for regular PCR testing. Off-site testing and LAMP testing require payment.
How to pass a test?
- Provide information about COVID-19 immunity in the Roscongress personal account or personal web office (for media)
- Find your ID in the Roscongress personal account or personal web office (for media) and bear it in mind
- Sign up for PCR testing in the Roscongress personal account or personal web office (for media)
- Present your Forum participant ID and take a PCR test
Where to get tested?
Testing will be carried out at the Forum’s dedicated testing centres, which are provided by Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The results will be automatically uploaded to the Forum information system.
The results of tests taken at other laboratories will NOT be accepted.
| № | Testing centres | Operating hours | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants, media | |||
| Accreditation Centre № 1 | |||
| 1. | Outlet Village Pulkovo (60/1, Pulkovskoye shosse) |
24–25 July (08:00–23:30) 26–27 July (07:00–23:00) |
By appointment |
| Arrival points | |||
| 2. | Moskovsky Rail Terminal (85, Nevsky prospekt) |
24 July (08:00–23:59) 25–27 July (07:00–01:00) 28 July (00:00–01:00) |
By appointment |
| 3. | Pulkovo Airport, Central Terminal (41ZA, Pulkovskoye shosse) |
24 July (08:00–23:59) 25–27 July (00:00–23:59, technical break: 03:00–05:00) 28 July (00:00–14:00, technical break: 03:00–05:00) |
By appointment |
| 4. |
Pulkovo VIP lounge (41ZA, Pulkovskoye shosse)* * for participants arriving through Pulkovo VIP lounge |
24 July (08:00–23:59) 25–27 July (00:00–23:59, technical break: 03:00–05:00) |
By appointment |
| 5. |
Airport lounge for officials and delegations, Pulkovo Airport (41ZA, Pulkovskoye shosse)* * for participants arriving through Pulkovo Airport lounge for officials and delegations |
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| 6. |
A-Group Business Aviation Centre (17A, Startovaya ulitsa)* * for participants arriving at A-Group Business Aviation Centre |
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| 7. |
Pulkovo 3 Business Aviation Centre (37A-5, Pulkovskoye shosse)* * for participants arriving at Pulkovo 3 Business Aviation Centre |
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| Hotels | |||
| 8. |
Four Seasons Lion Palace (1A, Voznesensky prospekt) |
24 July 25–27 July 28 July (00:00–03:00) |
By appointment |
| 9. | Hotel Indigo St. Petersburg – Tchaikovskogo (17, ulitsa Tchaikovskogo) | ||
| 10. | Belmond Grand Hotel Europe (1/7, Mikhailovskaya ulitsa) | ||
| 11. | Helvetia Hotel (11, ulitsa Marata) | ||
| 12. | Grand Hotel Emerald (18, Suvorovsky prospekt) | ||
| 13. | Corinthia (57, Nevsky prospekt) | ||
| 14. | Lotte Hotel St. Petersburg (2, pereulok Antonenko) | ||
| 15. | Grand Hotel Moika 22 (22, naberezhnaya reki Moiki) | ||
| 16. | River Palace Hotel (1, Maly prospekt, Vasilievsky ostrov) | ||
| 17. | Tsar Palace Luxury & SPA Hotel (32, Sofiysky bulvar, Pushkin) | ||
| 18. | Park Inn by Radisson Pribaltiyskaya Hotel & Congress Center (14, ulitsa Korablestroiteley) | ||
| 19. | Valo Hotel City (61, ulitsa Salova) | ||
| 20. | Park Inn by Radisson Pulkovskaya Hotel & Conference Center St. Petersburg (1, ploshchad Pobedy) | ||
| 21. | Ambassador Hotel (5–7, prospekt Rimskogo-Korsakovа) | ||
| 22. | Wawelberg Hotel (7–9, Nevsky prospekt) | ||
| 23. | AZIMUT Hotel St. Petersburg (43/1, Lermontovsky prospect) | ||
| Additional testing centre at the Forum venue | |||
| 1. |
ExpoForum, passage in zone G, room G56, near VinoGrad |
26 July (08:00–21:00) 27 July (08:00–23:00) 28 July (08:00–18:00) |
On a first come, first served basis |
| № | Testing centres | Operating hours | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants, media | |||
| 1. | Domodedovo Airport |
24 July (08:00–23:59) 25–27 July (00:00–23:59, technical break: 03:00–05:00) |
By appointment |
| 2. | Sheremetyevo Airport, Terminal B, Arrivals, 1st floor | ||
| 3. | Sheremetyevo Airport, Terminal B, VIP area, 1st floor | ||
| 4. | World Trade Center Moscow (12, Krasnopresnenskaya naberezhnaya, entrance No. 3, 1st floor) |
24–27 July (08:00–22:00) |
By appointment |
| 5. | Federal Budget-funded Healthcare Institution “Federal Centre for Hygiene and Epidemiology” (19A, Varshavskoye shosse) |
24–27 July (09:00–18:00) |
By appointment |
Documents required for testing
1. Information about your immunity to COVID-19 (for media)
In order to be admitted for PCR testing, all Forum participants and media representatives must provide information about their immunity to COVID-19 in the Roscongress personal account or personal web office:
- Information about COVID-19 vaccination status (if vaccinated, you must upload a scanned copy of the document confirming vaccination. If you have been vaccinated with a non-Russian vaccine, you do not need to upload your certificate).
- Information about previous coronavirus infection (COVID-19) status (if previously infected, you must upload a scanned copy of the document confirming infection. If you have a medical certificate from another country confirming that you have recently suffered from COVID-19 or have medical contra-indications to vaccination, you do not need to upload your certificate).
- Information about presence or absence of COVID-19 antibodies (where antibodies are present, please upload a scanned copy of the document confirming their presence).
- Information about permanent residence and temporary addresses in St. Petersburg during the Forum.
No PCR test before entering the Russian Federation or quarantine on arrival are required..
2. Forum participant ID
When taking a PCR test, you must present your Forum participant ID.
Before visiting a testing centre, please find your Forum participant ID number (available in the Roscongress personal account or personal web office) and take your passport with you.
OR
If you have already received your badge (which shows your ID number), please take it with you.
Unless a test is linked to a participant ID, it will not be possible to send the test results to the Accreditation Centre in order to activate the badge for attending the event.
3. Medical treatment consent form
- Consent for testing in Moscow.
Participants planning to take a PCR test in Moscow must print, fill out and sign a medical treatment consent form and bring it to the testing centre.
Download medical treatment consent form. - Consent for medical intervention for minors is completed by the legal representative, so needs to be filled out in advance
Download consent for medical intervention for minors.
PCR testing at dedicated Forum test centres is strictly by appointment only. Please arrive for your appointment on time.
Where to find your ID?
If a test is not linked to a participant ID, it will not be possible to send the test results to the Accreditation Centre in order to activate the badge for attending the event. If you have already received your badge (which shows your ID number), please take it with you.
1. Participants
The ID is a participant’s identification number in the Roscongress personal account. A number is assigned to each participant after they register in the Roscongress personal account.
You can view your ID in the ‘Personal data’ section of the Roscongress personal account next to the participant photo.
2. Media ID
You can view your ID in your personal web office next to the participant photo.
Booking a test
Please note: In order to book a PCR testing, you must fill in all the requisite fields of the questionnaire in the ‘Data on immunity to COVID-19’ section. The required fields are marked with an asterisk.
PCR testing at dedicated Forum testing centres is strictly by appointment only.
1. Participants
A test must be booked through the Roscongress personal account.
In the Roscongress personal account, go to ‘My events’ and choose ‘Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum’, then open ‘Event dashboard – COVID-19’ tab. In the ‘COVID-19 – Book a test’ section, choose the most convenient testing centre from the list and select a time slot.
2. Media
A test must be booked through the personal web office. Choose the most convenient testing centre from the list and select a time slot.
Off-site PCR testing
With any questions regarding off-site testing, please contact us using the information below. Off-site testing must be paid for.
St. Petersburg
+7 (911) 760 3284
+7 (911) 760 1968
Email: russia-africa@mail.ru
Test applications are accepted daily from 09:00 to 18:00 (Moscow time).
Moscow
+7 (910) 001 6656
+7 (985) 155 3999
+7 (985) 621 8193
Email: vip-rus-africa@fcgie.ru
Test applications are accepted daily from 09:00 to 18:00 (Moscow time).
Bookings for off-site tests may not be made via the Roscongress personal account or personal web office.
LAMP testing
Forum participants and media representatives may test for COVID-19 by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method. LAMP testing must be paid for.
Results are available within 1.5 hours.
For a test, sign up using your Roscongress personal account for participants, or the personal web office for members of the media. From the list of testing centres, select those with the LAMP prefix.
Payment methods:
- For payment information, follow the “Pay for LAMP testing” link in your Roscongress personal account for participants, or the personal web office for members of the media.
- QR-code in the testing centre and at the cash desk by cash or bank card. Cash desks are located in the testing centres.
- Payment for such testing may be made under a contract on behalf of a legal entity.
Contact details for concluding legal entity testing contracts:
+7 (985) 846 0012
+7 (985) 886 1444
Email: rus-africa@fcgie.ru
At the testing centre, please inform the staff that you plan to be tested by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method.
| Testing centres | Operating hours | Booking |
|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | ||
| Pulkovo Airport, central terminal (41ZA, Pulkovskoye shosse) |
26 July (08:00–23:59) 27 July (00:00–23:59, technical break: 03:00–05:00) 28 July (00:00–14:00, technical break: 03:00–05:00) |
By appointment |
| Centre for Hygiene and Epidemiology (11, Mokhovaya Ulitsa) |
26–27 July (09:00–18:00) 28 July (09:00–14:00) |
By appointment |
| Moscow | ||
| Sheremetyevo Airport, Terminal B, Arrivals, 1st floor |
25 July (08:00–23:59) 26 July (00:00–23:59, technical break: 03:00–05:00) 27 July (00:00–12:00) |
By appointment |
| Federal Budget-funded Healthcare Institution “Federal Centre for Hygiene and Epidemiology” (19A, Varshavskoye Shosse) |
26–27 July (09:00–18:00) |
By appointment |
| World Trade Center Moscow (12, Krasnopresnenskaya Naberezhnaya, entrance No. 3, 1st floor) |
26 July (08:00–22:00) |
By appointment |
Test results
Badges for accessing the venue are activated on the basis of PCR test results. Lab results will be provided within 24 hours.
Before going to the Forum venue, please make sure your test result is negative and your badge is activated.
There are several ways to find out this information:
- Receive the test result at the email address indicated in the questionnaire with data on COVID-19 immunity
- A notification in the Roscongress personal account
If you do not receive the test result, you can find out information:
- By calling the Forum information centre at +7 (812) 406 7471;
- By calling your Roscongress Foundation specialist.
Preventive measures
1. Thermometric control
All participants and technical staff will have their temperature measured at the entrance to the Forum venue by non-contact body temperature measuring equipment. Participants and technical staff with a body temperature of 37.1 °C or above or signs of an infectious disease (acute respiratory infection) will not be allowed to enter the Forum venue.
2. Disinfection
It is advised to use the hand disinfection devices set up at the venue.
Entrances to the Forum venue, conference rooms, halls and other common areas are equipped with hand disinfection devices, including contactless dispensers.
3. Cleaning of surfaces with antiviral disinfectant
Surfaces at the Forum venue are cleaned with antiviral disinfectant.
4. Air sanitizing
Air sanitizing ultraviolet bactericidal equipment has been installed in the conference halls.
Medical assistance
Ambulance teams will be on duty in the immediate vicinity of the ExpoForum throughout the Forum. First aid points are open in Pavilion G and in zone H on the 2nd floor.
Documents
In order to receive timely medical assistance if you have confirmed COVID-19 symptoms, please make sure to carry your ID (passport), immigration card and a compulsory health insurance certificate (valid in the Russian Federation) at all times.
Detection of COVID-19
If you test positive for COVID-19, you must inform the organizers of your current location within 24 hours for the information to be provided to Rospotrebnadzor.
Please note that entry to the Forum will be automatically blocked. You must self-isolate at your accommodation for the duration of the Forum.
Hospitalization
Any individuals on site who have a fever or show any other signs of infectious disease will be taken to an infectious disease hospital by special vehicle.
