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By Sunday night 18,000 people had registered in Upper Austria. As of Monday, 53 of the 3,083 tests were indeterminate and 50 were positive. An infection rate of 1.7% – 0.4% tested positive in mass tests.
Due to the rush for free trials before the holidays, the state of Upper Austria is again expanding its capabilities. As of Sunday night, 18,000 people had registered. At noon on Monday, 53 of the 3,083 tests were indeterminate and 50 were positive. This corresponds to a previous infection rate of 1.7 percent, significantly more than in the massive tests on December 11-14, where less than 0.4 percent tested positive.
The dates for free antigen testing continued to disappear like hot cakes. On Sunday, capacities were increased with additional test lines at the Vöcklabruck, Bad Leonfelden, Ried im Innkreis and Schlierbach locations and an additional location was created at the Linz Design Center. Starting Tuesday, two more locations with Wels (exhibition hall 20) and Steyr (Tabor town hall) will be added and the number of test lanes will be increased again at the design center and vocational school 8 in Linz.
Overall, capacities have been increased from the original 2,500 to 11,100 tests per day. Talks are also being held with partners to be able to expand the offer again if necessary, the state announced.
8000 people tested in free tests in Lower Austria
During the free tests for the corona virus in Lower Austria, which have been carried out since Monday morning, 8007 people were tested at 4 p.m. According to the Notruf Niederösterreich board, 54 of them were positive, which corresponds to the 0.67 percent. So far, 35,735 people have registered for an exam at the Amstetten, Korneuburg, St. Pölten, Wiener Neustadt and Zwettl locations.
Long lines in Salzburg
In Salzburg, the rush for Corona’s free rapid tests on Monday was so great that capacities had to be increased. The test roads open from 9 am at the nine test sites across the country weren’t enough. There were sometimes long lines in the early morning, especially at the Europark in the city of Salzburg. That is why a total of six additional test roads were installed there and at four other locations in the districts.
Apparently, the number of people who wanted to be tested before the Christmas reunion with their families was underestimated. Especially at the test station in the parking lot of the Taxham S-Bahn station in Europark, the waiting time should have been several hours, according to the participants. The four test roads weren’t enough. But there was also a delay at the test station in Hallein.
Finally the agency responded. At the Europark, the test lanes were increased from two to six, the state media center reported. Another test line will be established at each of the locations in Schwarzach, Mittersill, Zell am See and St. Johann, he said. “When we saw that there was such a rush, we immediately increased it,” the country’s spokesman, Franz Wieser, told the APA.
Beforehand it was difficult to estimate how many people would come, Wieser said. The Red Cross was prepared for more demand. That is why they were able to react quickly and establish additional test roads. Anyone who has tested negative for the virus should not feel safe, because there is still a risk of infection. Therefore, one should be careful and avoid social contacts as much as possible and maintain crown measurements, such as keeping distance and wearing a protective mask.
At the end of the previous week, the country announced that it would offer free tests together with the Red Cross from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from December 21 to December 23 and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on December 24. December to December 26. Districts will offer. In this way, the population can be certain about their own corona status and protect friends and family from infection during the Christmas holidays. Participants must bring their identification and electronic card to the test; they will receive the test result by SMS.
The following test sites were established: in Flachgau at the recycling center in Eugendorf; in the city of Salzburg at the Europark S-Bahn station; in Tennengau in Ziegelstadl in Hallein; in Pongau at the St. Johann nursing home, at the Rotkreuz district office in Radstadt and at the road maintenance depot in Schwarzach; in Lungau in the quarantine area in Tamsweg; in Pinzgau at the drive-in movie theater in Zell am See and in the National Park Center parking lot in Mittersill.
The Salzburg Greens have called for a “significant expansion” of the pre-Christmas trial offering. “The prospect of having to queue in front of a queue in the cold is not just a deterrent for the elderly,” LAbg criticized. Kimbie Humer-Vogl. “Anyone who wants to should have the opportunity to be tested.”
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