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The military also helps with the implementation of the mass tests.
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The way is clear for the massive tests in Vienna. Starting Friday, rapid tests will take place at three locations; up to 150,000 people can be tested per day.
In Vienna, the trial operation for the massive corona tests that began on Friday began at the city hall on Thursday. As part of a press conference, the Armed Forces in charge of implementation presented the organization and processes. Also participating were the Minister of Health, Rudolf Anschober (Greens), the Minister of the Interior, Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and the City Councilor for Health, Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Hacker emphasized: “I am very satisfied that we can meet the schedule.”
Anschober took the opportunity to provide an overview of the current infection situation in Austria. “We have the situation that we now have numbers very clearly falling in Austria. The trend is down again today. We see that we are constantly falling. That was exactly the goal. However, we are falling at a relatively slow pace. numbers are still considerably high, actually very high. ” The minister warned that this trend should continue “very consistently” over the next few days and weeks.
Mass testing at three test centers in Vienna
From tomorrow Friday until December 13, the Viennese will be able to test themselves in three places. The test centers are installed next to the town hall in Messe Wien and the Marx hall. A total of 286 test lines will be installed for rapid tests and 20 for PCR tests. The operation runs daily from 8 am to 6 pm The total capacity at the three locations is designed for up to 150,000 tests per day.
Appointments are mandatory and can be found at “www.oesterreich-testet.at”. There you must provide your name, address, social security number, and a contact option. You can receive the test result by email or SMS. The registration platform was temporarily offline yesterday Tuesday due to the risk of data leakage. Meanwhile, the problems have been resolved and registrations are possible again.
Samaritan Association with 500 employees in action
The Samariterbund Vienna provides around 500 employees for the massive tests, which will begin on December 4 at the three locations of Messe Wien, Marxhalle and Stadthalle.
“Around 350 paramedics, medical students and other medically qualified personnel will be deployed to take the nasal and pharyngeal smears. In addition, around 140 other trained employees will be deployed to perform the PCR tests, which in case of a positive check the results of the rapid test immediately on site. Ten doctors from Samariterbund Vienna will also support the mass tests, “explains Susanne Drapalik, President and Chief Medical Officer of Samariterbund Vienna.
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