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Friday, December 18, 2020
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Bosch PCR test shows results in 30 minutes
Rapid Corona tests promise a result in a few minutes, but are not as reliable as PCR tests. Bosch can now also guarantee fast results with the latter. Overall, the group is weathering the pandemic well. Employees receive a bonus.
According to its own information, technology company Bosch can now also deliver PCR test results for coronavirus in less than 30 minutes. More developed software for the Vivalytic analysis device allows a result in this short period of time in case of a positive corona test due to the high viral load, Bosch said in Stuttgart. If the test is negative, it takes 39 minutes to get a result.
Antigen tests are generally used as rapid tests, but are not considered as reliable as PCR tests for polymerase chain reactions. Rapid tests from Bosch are already available in 26 mainly European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain. The further development took place with the help of funding from the Federal Research Ministry amounting to around € 5 million.
Additional unexpected benefits for employees
Meanwhile, the company wants to pay its employees in Germany a bonus for fiscal year 2020. On average, each Robert Bosch GmbH employee should receive around 39 percent of the monthly salary, as confirmed by a Bosch spokesperson for the “Stuttgarter Zeitung “and the” Stuttgarter Nachrichten “. With the added windfall, employees can count on the April deal. It is not yet possible to accurately quantify how high the total dividend will be and how many euros each employee receives on average, as the Bosch Group’s annual results for fiscal year 2020 are not yet available.
As confirmed by a spokesperson for the newspaper, Bosch expects to make a profit for the whole of 2020. All employees have made a significant contribution to these improved earnings prospects: through high personal commitment, in the form of revenue cuts, reduced hours or Reduction of the working day.
In addition, Bosch is planning a one-time special payment, the amount and time of which will be determined in the first quarter of 2021, as confirmed by the spokesperson. It must be paid around the world. According to the newspaper, the success bonus for 2019 averaged 1,227 euros per employee, with a total of 70.6 million euros distributed. 57.500 Bosch employees were eligible.
