Recovery certificates are only issued on the basis of a positive PCR test. Only positive PCR test results correctly forwarded to Sciensano by an accredited laboratory are eligible for a recovery certificate.
No recovery certificates can be issued based on a self-test, rapid test (rapid antigen test or rapid serological test) or a rapid antibody test.
A recovery certificate is available 11 days after the labs have entered the test results of a positive Covid test into the Sciensano database.