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Residents and businesses wishing to carry out paid testing for coronavirus infection COVID-19 disease without sending public health professionals can do so in five private laboratories. This information may be relevant to employers who hire workers from abroad. According to the current procedure foreigners arriving in Lithuania from third countries must isolate themselves for 14 days and foreigners arriving from affected countries must both isolate themselves and pass a coronavirus infection test.Paid examinations are obligatory only for foreigners from third countries non-European Economic Area EEA countries Switzerland the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who come to Lithuania for work or with special permits. For Lithuanian citizens returning from abroad if they wish COVID-19 tests are performed free of charge by registering with the coronavirus hotline by telephone 1808.Isolation facilities transportation to isolation facilities transportation to the test site for coronavirus infection and testing for coronavirus infection for foreigners arriving in Lithuania for work or with special permits must be provided and paid for by the employer the inviting person or the foreigner. Fourteen laboratories are currently accredited to test for coronavirus infection. Among them are five private laboratories that also perform paid tests.