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150 people infected with corona were discovered in the first mass corona test in Switzerland. From Friday to Sunday, 15,151 people were tested for the coronavirus at 23 testing centers in the canton of Graubünden. Therefore, the 20,000 test target was missed. But the authorities are satisfied with the implementation.
About 1,000 volunteer health professionals, members of the fire department and Samaritans were on duty. The overall responsible person was Martin Bühler, head of the Graubünden crisis team. He was “very satisfied,” Bühler told Radio SRF. “On the one hand, because the organization, logistics and cooperation worked well, and on the other hand, because now we have a very good base to continue working in the test area.
Rapid Corona tests: Mass checks in Graubünden start today(01:14)
2000 infected people who don’t know anything about it?
The positivity rate in the mass test in Graubünden is 1 percent. Those who tested positive, who may not have been aware of the infection, can now be isolated. Based on the positivity rate in the mass test, there are 2,000 infected people throughout the canton who do not know that they are carriers of the virus.
The massive test also attracted a lot of attention outside the canton. “We get inquiries from all over Switzerland,” says Bühler, head of the crisis team. You could be very interested. All over Switzerland, but also internationally. And now we want to evaluate “.
Evaluation in cooperation with BAG
The canton of Graubünden is in close contact with the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) for this evaluation of the collected data. The first results will be announced on Monday afternoon.
According to the report, authorities feared little interest in the southern valleys and the Lower Engadine. However, they were satisfied on Sunday night. Christian Fanzun, Mayor of Scuol: “We didn’t expect so many people to register. We are very pleasantly surprised. “(Noo)
