
COVID-19: free swabs for students
Free swabs for students continue until Easter break
With the end of the COVID-19 emergency, the Sapienza swabbing campaign for students is also coming to an end. In Italy, recent measures have abolished quarantine for COVID-19 close contacts, who must only self-monitor their symptoms and wear an FFP2 mask for 10 days. Educational activities, therefore, will continue as a priority in person.
Sapienza swab campaign for students will end on April 13, just before Easter break.
We wish to thank all Sapienza students who took part in the screening and the Healthcare Profession students who made a fundamental contribution to the campaign.
Do not forget to get your booster dose and follow our 4 small steps for safety:
- Wash your hands often
- If you have a fever or other symptoms, let's stay home
- Physical distance is paramount
- Wear a face mask
Who can get tested?
Please note: You cannot access the premises and get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms!
The project
Thanks to the collaboration of the Lazio Region and Policlinico Umberto I General Hospital, Sapienza is currently offering free SARS-CoV-2 screening tests for students (RT-PCR). The screening campaign has been available since February 25, given the restart of in-person educational activities for students enrolled in all years, in compliance with the security measures.
Beginning May 6, if your swab is negative, a free, voluntary repeat molecular swab is available, provided at least seven days have elapsed between molecular swabs.
A specific screening site has been set up in front of the Ciao-Hello offices, at the main campus, and all the necessary information will be provided. Results will be available 24-36 hours after sampling. The screening site was inaugurated on March 1, by Rectress Antonella Polimeni, in the presence of Lazio Region Health Councillor Alessio D'Amato and Policlinico Umberto I General Manager Fabrizio d'Alba.
For positive cases, measures will be taken to secure both the positive students' families and their classes.
How to book your swab
Click on https://www.supersaas.co.uk/schedule/login/infosapienza/tampone?lang=uk
and follow these steps:
- Go to Create a new user account
- Fill in the required data: your uniroma1 email address (the studenti.uniroma1.it domain is already pre-filled, so you only have to write surname.student IDnumber), a password, name and surname, mobile phone and your tax code (codice fiscale).
- Activate your account by clicking the link in the confirmation email you will receive.
- Access the booking system with the credentials you have just created.
- Choose the date and time and book your appointment. To change the date/time, if you are using a PC, please click on Agenda>then click on the date of your reseravation>click on the pencil icon>click on the Edit button to choose a new date or on the Bin to delete; if you are using a mobile phone go to Your bookings, then on the magnifying glass, then on the ID code and choose the Update button to change the date or Delete to cancel the appointment.
- After booking, you will receive a confirmation email on your uniroma1 email account and a reminder before your appointment. The booking confirmation that you will receive on your uniroma1 email account will authorise you to access the Main Campus. You will also receive our personal data policy form, which you have to print, sign and hand in at the registration desk. If you cannot print the form, the staff will give you a copy. Download it here (in Italian)
- If your swab is negative, you can book a new swab 7 days after the previous one.
Results will be available 24-36 hours after collection.
Please report any technical problems with the booking system at: prenotazioni.sapienza@uniroma1.it
FAQs
- the booking receipt you received by email (to show on your mobile phone)
- your identity card;
- your tessera sanitaria (Italian health insurance card; if you do not have a tessera sanitaria, the codice fiscale, tax code, is also fine);
- personal data policy form, which you have to print, sign and hand in at the registration desk. If you cannot print the form, the staff will give you a copy;
- the COVID-19 Green Pass (or non-EU equivalent) or the vaccination exemption certification or a vaccination certificate (if you are waiting for your Green Pass after your first dose;
Download it here (in Italian)
Can I join the screening campaign if I have had my first dose of anti-COVID-19 vaccination and am waiting for the COVID-19 Green Pass to be activated (available 15 days after the first dose)?
Yes, you can. You must present a vaccination certificate at the reception desk.