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A result is already available for 91.4 percent of the PCR tests to be performed in Tyrol: Nearly 400 of the 620 positive antigen tests have been confirmed, the state reported in a broadcast Monday.
As of Sunday night, 220,713 Tyrolean had already participated in the massive tests.
Those who tested positive would be segregated, follow-up of the contacts by the health authorities, informed the director of the project of the “Tirol tests” campaign, Elmar Rizzoli. LH Günther Platter (ÖVP) and LHStvin Ingrid Felipe (Greens) thanked the organizers. “It was a joint effort that was mastered in recent days”, the two state politicians agreed, the organizers deserve “an extraordinary thank you and our highest recognition.”
It considers that the fact that every positive result of a rapid antigen test is verified by a PCR test is the “correct and important procedure,” explained project manager Rizzoli: “In about a third, no infection was found for crown and the go-ahead was given. “
Numerous people from different areas were in action during the test weekend: from planning and organizing the project under the direction of the Director of the State Office, Herbert Forster and Elmar Rizzoli, Head of the Corona Task Force, and employees of the status, up to technical support for the data project by data processing technology. GmbH from the state up to organization on site by Tyrolean communities.
9,600 service volunteers in Tyrol
Additionally, blue light organizations have provided significant support. More than 9,600 volunteers were on site who participated in the testing, administration, and many other areas. “Tirol has shown once again that we can trust each other and that cooperation is very important in our country,” praised LH Platter, to which Felipe added: “Each and every individual has achieved incredible things.” .
As of Sunday night, 220,713 Tyrolean participated in the massive trials. In addition, in recent days, organizations and healthcare centers have also carried out tests on a voluntary basis, including around 3,000 tests carried out by Tirol clinics (27 positive antigen test results), more than 140 tests in care centers for the disabled (no positive antigen test result) and about 760 tests by Austrian Federal Army (four positive antigen test results).
According to the state, the results of the communities still pending, which due to weather conditions did not conduct the tests on the weekend, would be available Tuesday night.
Criticism about the poor turnout in the massive tests has already come from the Greens and the FPÖ. NEOS club boss Dominik Oberhofer attributed the manageable number of participants over the weekend to “hasty implementation,” as stated in a broadcast. There was no time “for an effective information campaign.”
This evaluation led Oberhofer to petition the state to begin an early information campaign for the corona vaccine. “Only when all doubts about vaccination have been cleared up, vaccination is widely accepted and many people get vaccinated, can we successfully combat the pandemic,” the head of the NEOS club appealed.
Note: The original title of this news was “Tyrol: One in three false positive antigen tests”. This is bad. It is true that only one in three positive antigen tests was false positive. The message was corrected on December 8 at 11:56 am
