This travel insurance will fly you home if you test positive.
If you’re traveling internationally during the Covid-19 pandemic, you may be wondering what happens if you test positive abroad. How do you get home if you get sick?
You can purchase travel medical insurance to cover injuries or illnesses that arise while abroad, such as a heart attack or a broken leg. The majority of these plans, however, do not cover Covid-19 infections; they also usually also exclude emergency evacuation, too.
Plans that do cover Covid-19 evacuations usually only do so if 1) you require hospitalization, and 2) such hospitalization is unavailable at your location (a decision made by a local physician and the insurance company). This kind of coverage isn’t helpful if you either aren’t sick enough to require hospitalization and/or prefer to recover in the comfort of your home country. And sometimes this coverage doesn’t include ground transport.
So what to do if you want to get home from abroad after contracting Covid-19 without needing hospitalization? Buy a Covac Global Covid-19 travel insurance policy.
Covac Global is an evacuation and repatriation company founded in 2020 specifically to provide medical evacuations during the pandemic from most anywhere in the world without a hospitalization requirement. A covered person only needs a positive PCR test and at least one self-reported symptom. From there, the Covac Global team steps in to coordinate all exits (from where you are) and entry (into the USA) with relevant authorities to facilitate your return home. Travel is via a certified and registered air ambulance with two medical flight crew members on board. The crew’s qualifications are based on the covered person’s needs, and can include a critical care nurse, paramedic, and/or physician.
The company will take the member all the way to his or her home address, with the company covering 100% of the cost—in other words, no out-of-pocket expenses. To date, the company has never been denied or restricted from safely evacuating and repatriating a member. So far, 98% of Covac’s evacuations have been from hotel room to home.
The process is swift: If a member is in the Caribbean and calls for an evac at breakfast time, Covac will have the him or her home by dinner. Transport from the U.S. to Europe takes about 12 hours from the initial phone call.
There are different membership options, with plans covering Covid-19-related medical needs starting at $675 per person for a 15-day single trip. A medical evacuation and repatriation plan covering medical expenses related to injury on illness starts at $175 per person for a 15-day single trip. You can also pay $810 for a bundled Covid-19 and medical plan for a 15-day single trip.
Twist’s Take: Worried about getting home if you test positive for Covid-19? Buy Covac General travel insurance.
