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Florence Covid Test - 2 part question:)

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Hi all:
My family of 4 will be finishing an 8 day visit to Italy on the last weekend in May. We know we need to have a negative Covid test administered no sooner than one day before our travel commences back to the U.S.

My son is leaving on Sunday, May 29th, and my daughter, wife and myself on Monday, May 30th.

Our problem is on Saturday, May 28th we will be in Cinque Terre all day which I think restricts my sons ability to get his test one day before his flight on May 29. Then, with the remaining 3 of us, it appears most testing sites are closed on Sunday for our Monday departure.

Any ideas on how to handle this? I'm wondering if the DIY tests with a video monitoring are the best option. I'm worried that waiting until departure day COVID testing at Florence Airport will be too stressful.

As always, thanks RS community for your insights.

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I recommend “Cue.” Your test will be monitored and confirmation sent via email.

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For the Cinque Terre you can check if the local pharmacies can administer a test.
https://www.paginegialle.it/ricerca/Farmacie/Monterosso%20al%20Mare%20(SP)?suggest=true

On Sunday in Florence at least one pharmacy in each district must be open. You can check here and also research the specific ones that offer COVID tests (click on the orange button 'Tamponi', or swabs in Italian)
https://www.farmaciediturno.org/comune.asp?cod=48017
You can check the opening times today ('oggi'), tomorrow ('domani') or any other date ('altra data') in the next 2 weeks.
So click on 'tamponi', then enter in the Città (City) o CAP (ZIP code): FIRENZE
Giorno: select a day in the following 2 weeks.
Voilà

You can actually do the same for the Cinque Terre. Just enter Monterosso al Mare or Riomaggiore (or any of the CT towns) and you can get the results there. It looks like there is a pharmacy providing rapid test in Riomaggiore this Saturday. It's too early to check the 28th of May (dates are only for the next two weeks) but you can try later.

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