COVID-19 Information
The Magellan centers rigorously apply the recommended health measures in order to allow you access to health care in complete safety.
Follow-up consultations by phone or videoconference are to be preferred.
Ask your center for more information.
Ask your center for more information.
Vaccination
For logistical reasons, vaccination is only realized in the cantonal dedicated centers.
- Explanations and cantonal registrations for immunization (links in French)
- GE :
- Get vaccinated against Covid-19
- Online registration
- Information from the General Directorate of Health of Geneva
- Certificate of priority for vaccination
- Hotline 7/7j : 0800 909 400
- VD :
- Getting vaccinated: all the answers you are looking for
- Online registration via Coronavax.ch
- Hotline : 058 715 11 00
- GE :
- Further information about the vaccine:
- FOPH vaccination information (infoline: +41 58 377 88 92)
- Official INFOVAC information regarding the Covid-19 vaccination
- INFOVAC fact sheet about FAQ regarding COVID-19
Flu-like symptoms, cough, fever?
Do you have to do a screening test (smear) ?
- Self-assess on OFSP’s “Coronacheck“
- If you have any criteria, contact your doctor or one of the official testing centers or laboratory even if you have been vaccinated (contagion by new variants?):
- If you have criteria:
- the federal government covers the costs of both PCR tests and rapid antigen tests. However, if your case requires a more in-depth medical consultation, a 2nd additional Tarmed invoice can be sent to you or your health insurance.
- Read these guidelines (for Geneva).
- Magellan is not a screening center; our priority is to ensure the continuity of essential care for our patients in complete safety.
- Note that Magellan currently only performs PCR (smear) tests and not rapid antigenic tests.
- While waiting for the test result,
- consider yourself potentially positive and immediately apply the isolation guidelines below.
- list the people you have been in close contact with during the past 48 hours
- Read OFSP page “What to do in the event of symptoms of the disease“
Quarantine
You are not sick but you have returned from a region at risk or have received a quarantine from the authorities or the cantonal doctor because you have been in colse contact with a Covid + person.
- Early lifting of the quarantine at 7 days
For quarantined contacts
Contacts who have been placed in quarantine can be released from quarantine if a rapid antigen test or PCR test performed on the 7th day of the quarantine is
negative and after receipt of the result by the cantonal doctor’s service. If the test result is positive, the person should immediately go into isolation.
The Confederation covers the costs of these tests for the contact persons who have received a notification from the cantonal doctor inviting them to carry out this test.
For travelers
The lifting of a quarantine is also authorized in the event of a negative test carried out from the 7th day and after receipt of the result by the cantonal doctor’s service; the costs are, in this case, the responsibility of the person. - Only the competent authority or the cantonal doctor are empowered to pronounce a quarantine and to provide you with a certificate for the loss of earnings.
- Quarantine is not a sick leave. Teleworking may be required by the employer.
- The positive person must announce the people who live under the same roof, these people will receive a quarantine decision allowing them to touch the APG. However, the service dealing with these procedures is currently behind schedule due to the large number of positive cases.
For asymptomatic members of a family (or community living together) – incl. children under 12 years of age – for each person who was close to the covid + patient:- In Geneva: the end of the quarantine takes place at the same time as the lifting of the isolation as long as the people are asymptomatic.
- In Vaud: they must begin 10 days of quarantine after the last day of contact with the isolation patient in isolation.
- OFSP instructions on quarantine (other languages)
- Covicoach: tips for managing daily life
- If you have symptoms, get tested (see above)
Isolation
You have a positive smear (even with few or no symptoms).
- You must stay in isolation for at least 10 days AND have at least 48 hours without symptoms
- The result of the positive test serves as a medical certificate.
- OFSP isolation instructions (other languages)
- Covicoach: tips for managing daily life
- Your close contacts are in quarantine for a period of 10 days from the last contact with you
- If symptoms worsen, don’t wait to seek medical help!
- If you are still symptomatic after 10 days, see your doctor for an assessment of your health and possible prolongation of your isolation.
Questions persist?
- Geneva hotline
- Vaud Hotline
- Frequently asked questions (OFSP)
- General information from the canton of Geneva and the canton of Vaud
- Still no answer? Call your doctor.
