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With this first projection, the state of Salzburg wants to gain experience for the massive tests at the national level on December 12 and 13. For them, there is still much to clarify shortly before the start.
The mass screening of the Austrian population for the corona virus begins today, Tuesday, in the small community of Annaberg-Lungötz (Tennengau) in Salzburg. At 7:00 am, the detection teams themselves first undergo a test; From 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, residents of the community of 2,300 can come for the quick test. The massive test will take place on Tuesday at the Annaberg fire station and on Wednesday at the Lungötz.
Annaberg was selected as the municipality for the first mass test in Salzburg because the corona virus has spread so much there in recent days. With this first projection, the state of Salzburg wants to gain experience for the massive tests at the national level on December 12 and 13. Massive tests in the metropolis of Vienna and in the federal states of Vorarlberg and Tirol will begin earlier, on Friday this week.
Very different planning in the federal states
Salzburg in particular is a good example of the fact that planning for mass testing in the Austrian federal states is very different and has progressed to different degrees. A summary of the planning status:
What is certain so far is that kindergarten teachers and teachers will be assessed across Austria from next Saturday (December 5). For the cops, the massive tests start two days later (December 7).
In Salzburg, the tests already begin today, Tuesday, in the Annaberg-Lungötz community in Tennengau. The additional consequence in the state was only specified on Monday. The city of Salzburg will hold the massive voluntary corona tests on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Three test stations are planned for free antigen testing: the exhibition center, airport terminal two and the congress center. The massive tests in the country take place at around 370 test locations and will take place on Saturday December 12 in Pinzgau and Lungau and Sunday December 13 in Flachgau, Pongau and Tennengau. Anyone over the age of ten can come with a photo ID and e-card without registering. In the city of Salzburg there are three large test stations, in rural communities there will be about 370 test locations, which are based on state elections of locations.
Vienna, Tyrol and Vorarlberg start on Friday
Vienna will start testing next Friday (December 4). Viennese can be tested in a total of three locations until December 13. The test centers will be installed in Messe Wien, in Marx-Halle and in Stadthalle. Capacities should be designed for up to 150,000 tests per day. If you want to be tested, you must register for an appointment online beforehand. That should be possible from tomorrow Wednesday.
The situation in Tyrol and Vorarlberg also seems quite clear: like Vienna, the two westernmost federal states start next Friday. The nationwide voluntary mass crown test will take place in Tyrol until Sunday. As in the elections, the test stations will be open from 7 am to 5 pm, at least in the larger municipalities. This opening hours were recommended to municipalities by the state. You do not need to register for the test. All people who live in Tyrol and are registered in the Central Register of Residents (ZMR) will receive a test form by mail in the days before the start. This must be filled out and brought with you. This should avoid crowds in front of the test sites as much as possible.
In Vorarlberg, the mass crown tests will start at the same time as Tyrol and Vienna on Friday and are planned until Sunday (December 6) inclusive. They are carried out in 80 test stations spread throughout the country from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Registrations are already possible and desirable on the Internet at https://vorarlberg.at/coronatest or by phone at 05574/601 -600.
Carinthia Trials from 11 to 13 December
In Carinthia, registration for the massive tests, which will take place from December 11-13, should work through the announced federal app. As the state press service announced on Monday in response to a request from the APA, they want to be prepared for the fact that records can also be processed analogously if there are problems with the system. The plan was to activate the teacher registration on December 2 (test date: December 5 and 6) – “in the future” this should also be possible for individuals.
Complicated situation in Lower Austria and Burgenland
The situation in Lower Austria seems more complicated, since here the tests are organized in a decentralized way. In St. Pölten, mass crown tests will take place on December 12 and 13 at four locations. As reported on Monday by the city council of the capital of Lower Austria, the VAZ, the meeting room of the train station, the Kulturhaus Wagram and the FH have been chosen. Registration will be possible from December 7 at www.testung.at. Wiener Neustadt, the second largest municipality in the country by population, will be testing from December 12-15. According to the magistrate, there will be eight locations. The population will be informed in writing. In addition, the link www.wiener-neustadt.at/covidtest was referenced on Monday.
The tests in Burgenland will take place from December 10 to 15. It is not yet clear how to get tested. There was no concrete information on the search as of Monday night. This information will be available “in the next few days” and will then be posted on the state’s website, in accordance with the request.
Details for Upper Austria and Styria are still open
Also in Upper Austria, until now, only the date of the massive tests has been fixed: from 11 to 14 December. More details will follow later this week.
In Styria on the weekend 12/13. December named as the date for the massive test. More information should be available in the middle of this week.
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