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“From my point of view, massive tests like mid-December in four days in all municipalities make little sense in the current situation, so the Red Cross will continue to offer the option of several test stations in regular operation in all districts, ”said the governor.
Until Tuesday 5 January inclusive, free rapid tests for the corona virus will be offered at the test stations in the districts (Zell am See, Tamsweg, Schwarzach, Hallein, Eugendorf and the exhibition center of the city of Salzburg) from 9 am to 1 pm This possibility will continue, as Governor Wilfried Haslauer stated on Monday. The Red Cross will carry out the tests in a proven way, and precise coordination is taking place.
New test strategy for Salzburg
“To shorten the time until a large part of the population can receive the best possible coronavirus vaccination and break the chains of infection, intensive work is also being done to expand testing capabilities. This should be possible from January 18, I am also thinking about teachers, schoolchildren, certain professional groups and companies that we all want to involve ”, said Haslauer. The threads for this join with the head of disaster control, Markus Kurcz. “Be patient here, the state of Salzburg will provide full information on the possibilities of rapid tests. But that only makes sense if the plan is in cooperation with the Red Cross and all those involved,” emphasizes the governor.
Vaccinations in nursing homes
The federal plan originally scheduled the start of vaccines in nursing homes for January 12. However, the number of doses of vaccine already administered makes it possible to start earlier. “That is good news. After receiving doses for 3,900 vaccines in Salzburg, we don’t want to waste time and we have already started today. After the home for the elderly in Kuchl, this week will follow twelve homes for the elderly in all districts” Deputy Governor Christian Stöckl (ÖVP) said on Monday.
It all started with the old people’s home in Kuchl. Twelve facilities that will follow this week have reported the need for 1,015 doses of vaccination directly to the state medical direction by noon on Monday.
More retirement homes to follow
As planned, starting Tuesday all other nursing homes can announce their needs directly to the Federal Procurement Agency. The vaccination doses necessary for this are administered continuously. Across Austria, the federal government expects a delivery of 63,000 doses of vaccines per week, around 3,700 of which are scheduled for Salzburg. “Interest among neighbors, that is, the risk group, is high. Our goal is to vaccinate the approximately 5,000 seniors at home for the first time within two weeks. And we are already taking care of how to reach the elderly who live at home and / or are cared for so that they too can receive the vaccine as quickly as possible. Preparations and coordination with the medical profession and facilities are in full swing, ”said Stöckl.
(Source: SALZBURG24)
