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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) and Lukas Weseslindtner (virologist at Vienna Medical University) are giving a press conference on antibody testing, its quality assurance and application areas as another part of the testing strategy.
Antibody tests are the “second line” of tests: the test that tells us you were sick? This is an important aspect to complement the PCR test, says Anschober. “Is it reliable? There are notable improvements now.” And: “We are very stable in Austria, the address is correct when it comes to control.”
What happens now? “Corona can be a long-term problem, it can.” The problem was not over, Corona would continue to accompany us.
The main objective is to avoid a second wave. “Our strategy is called containment 2.0. There are two main impulses: PCR testing within 24 hours and rapid results. Contact person management is the second aspect:” Where we have groups, the goal is to carry out containment. very quickly “.
