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Starting this weekend, the pre-Christmas mass testing offering will begin in some federal states. Around 400 soldiers will support this in four federal states and organize and operate the test stations. Where can you get tested.
AUSTRIA. From December 20, about 20 soldiers will operate a test station with two test lines until December 24 at the Linz location in Upper Austria. Soldiers in the federal states of Lower Austria and Styria will begin on Monday.
Ten test roads in Lower Austria, twelve in Styria
In Lower Austria, the armed forces will carry out corona tests for the population of Lower Austria on December 21 and 22, 2020. For this purpose, ten test roads are being established at five test sites on behalf of the state of Lower Austria. Austria. Around 170 soldiers and armed forces officials, including 15 paramedics, are deployed for this purpose.
In Styria, around 140 soldiers operate five test stations with a total of twelve test roads in Graz, Bruck an der Mur, Judenburg, Liezen and Gleisdorf from December 21 to 23, 2020.
Five locations in Carinthia
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, around 70 soldiers in Carinthia began again with massive tests in isolated locations. Above all, those who could not participate in the massive tests due to the danger of avalanches and snow masses that occurred in early December are tested here. The armed forces operate five locations: in Mölltal, Heiligenblut, Winklern, Stall and Lesachtal.
Also in Tyrol, the population will have the opportunity to be tested before Christmas from Saturday. Here the armed forces help with the logistics of test kits and protective gear. So far, more than 135,000 test kits have been issued for the upcoming mass tests. The tests in Tirol will take place until January 10.
“The offer of massive tests was well received by the population in December. Many want to recheck their Covid status shortly before Christmas so that they can enjoy a carefree time with their loved ones. Therefore, all federal states offer tests before Christmas. Therefore, I would like to urgently recommend to the population where tests are offered before Christmas: take the opportunity to get tested for yourself and your family. Only in this way can we break with the groups and reduce the risk of infection, ”said Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner.
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