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With two million rapid antigen tests, Vienna wants to start a large-scale corona focus screening in the healthcare and hospital sector, as well as in social facilities, starting next week, as the Councilor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) in one WHAT-Announced the conversation. The assessment begins November 3 and must be completed within eight to nine days; the around 17,000 nursing home residents should be tested for the corona virus in the short period of time.
90 installations must be fully tested in one week. The plan is to do a smear test every day on about 2,000 residents; They are among the groups at special risk when infected with SARS-CoV-2. Thanks to the antigen test, the result is available in just a few minutes. 20 teams, made up of paramedics and administrative personnel, are on duty for the main action.
Up to two million tests
Hacker reported that the federal capital had secured a large number of antigen tests. They are delivered in sections. “There are already 20,000 pieces,” said the department head. There is the option to purchase up to two million units, although not all have to be purchased, for example, if an even better product hits the market in the near future.
In addition to nursing homes, the first batch will also be used in the doctor’s own containers that have already been announced. The project will begin in the pilot phase with three container locations and, if successful, will expand to a total of 30 across the city, according to Hacker.
