Gjesdal kommune

Information in English - testing for coronavirus

Information in English - testing for coronavirus

  • All testing is done at the emergency room in Klepp. You will not be tested without an appointment.


Respiratory emergency room for Sandnes, Gjesdal, Klepp, Time and Hå:

Weekdays at 08-15: For all five municipalities, the Sandnes emergency room receives telephone calls and patients with respiratory symptoms who need medical attention.

Address: Brannstasjonsveien 2, 4312 Sandnes

Weekdays at 15-23, weekends and holidays 08-23: For all five municipalities, the respiratory emergency room located at the premises of Klepp and Time emergency room receive telephone and patients with respiratory symptoms who need medical attention.

Address: Olav Hålands veg 2, 4352 Kleppe

Please do not show up without calling 116 117 first!


Corona testing:

You no longer need a doctor's referral to order a covid-19 test.

However, it is important that you check the current criteria for testing before booking an appointment.

You can order a corona test online at c19.no.

Log in with electronic ID, provide contact information and state whether you are booking for yourself or for someone else. Once you have submitted the form, you will receive information about when and where to meet. You may experience getting an appointment as early as 45 minutes after booking. The waiting time depends on the current test capacity.

Alternatively, you can call the emergency room to book an appointment.

Daytime 08-15: Call 51 68 31 50
Afternoon, evening, and weekend: Call 51 42 99 99

Corona testing is performed at Kleppe. Please do not show up without an appointment. It is also important that you arrive precisely to the time you are allocated to avoid unnecessary queueing.

Testing takes place when you drive into a tent that has been set up in the parking lot between Sirkelen and Kleppetunet in Olav Hålandsveg 2 in Klepp. Follow the signs.

Your test result will be available to you online on helsenorge.no


Regular emergency room:

Other persons with urgent need for medical attention will be taken care of by the regular emergency services in Sandnes.

Please do not show up without calling 116 117 first!


What do you do if you need medical attention?

Weekdays at 08-15: Call your general practitioner
Weekends at 08-23 and holidays 15-23: Call the emergency room on 116 117
Nighttime all week at 23-08: Call the emergency room on 116 117

You will be informed of which location you should go to.

The joint respiratory emergency service applies until further notice.

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For more general information see https://helsenorge.no/coronavirus 

For information on testing, symptoms and course of the disease see https://helsenorge.no/coronavirus/infection-and-incubation-period