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The reason for this is the extreme occurrence of infections with a high incidence of 7 days. In the last seven days there were 47 new infections, currently 60 residents are actively infected, according to a broadcast from the country.
The additional calendar
On December 5 and 6, around 11,000 educators are invited to take the test.
On December 12 and 13, that is, already in mid-December, it is the turn of the rest of the population of Salzburg. Governor Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP) has 300,000 people, about 60 percent of the population. Experts expect around 4,000 actively infected people to come out of this, who might otherwise unknowingly infect other people. At the same time, the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Salzburg will test some 2,000 police officers.
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The preparations at Annaberg-Lungötz in full swing
Preparations for the screening at Annaberg-Lungötz are already in full swing. In close coordination with the municipality, emergency organizations, as well as the state medical directorate, disaster control and district administration, the tests are conducted in a manner similar to an election. If the result is positive, a PCR test will be performed. “We also see this as a way to optimize logistics for the massive tests on December 12 and 13, so that we can proceed as efficiently as possible in Salzburg with around 300,000 smears,” Haslauer explains.
Mayor Promok: “It is good that we have certainty.”
Annaberg Mayor Martin Promok (SPÖ) supports the plans. “So far we have relatively spared, but now we have been hit hard. We have a very dynamic infection process in the community and it is very important to me that we have clarity. The test provides us with the opportunity to effectively break the chains of infection, most of which are no longer traceable. In any case, we, as a community, will support the implementation in the best possible way ”. Appeals to Annaberg-Lungötzer to participate in the rapid test as much as possible. They can participate in the tests: All people from 10 years old and, if their parents wish, the youngest children.
Land Salzburg / Leopold Neumayr
“We have to keep going down in terms of numbers and I hope this will happen in the next few days,” Governor Wilfried Haslauer said at an online press conference.
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“Buying time for the Christmas holidays”.
“We decided on these early dates to buy time. It is time that the people of Salzburg did not have to be quarantined during Christmas, ”explains Governor Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP), adding:“ We must also act in Annaberg-Lungötz. Here we have to clarify the situation quickly. This is only possible because the state, municipalities and emergency organizations work closely together here. “
Logistics for mass tests in Salzburg
Mass testing for the corona virus will be held on December 12 and 13, similar to a state election. The tests will take place in the usual 534 polling stations. If this is not possible, municipalities will determine other locations and report on them as well.
The test days in detail
This is the selection process in Annaberg-Lungötz:
- 7 am: The selection team is being evaluated
- Starting at 8 am: The test for the population begins
- 7 pm: End of exam day
- Starting at 7 pm: Start of PCR tests for those who tested positive (another swab is required, the time interval is precisely divided)
The logistics in detail
A test team consists of 14 people
- Team captain
- 2 members of the fire department regulate access
- 2 people are responsible for the registration and creation of the test directory
- 3 members of the medical team make the compensations
- 3 fire brigade support members
- 2 people evaluate rapid tests
- 1 tracer contact from the community informs people who tested positive and gives them an appointment for the PCR test starting at 7 pm
Information for citizens
The state of Salzburg and the municipalities will provide timely and comprehensive information on the mass testing for the corona virus in Salzburg. A dedicated home page will be online shortly. It is constantly updated and contains all the important data and facts.
(Source: SALZBURG24)
