5.03.2021 19:27
(Akt. 5.03.2021 19:27)
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1,600 companies are already participating in “Alles gurgelt”.
© APA / HANS PUNZ
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1,600 companies are already involved in the Vienna PCR project “Alles gurgelt”. Up to 8,000 tests are handed in daily, and capacities are to be doubled in the future.
The Vienna Coronatest project “Alles gurgelt” is growing: So far, 1,600 companies with more than 120,000 employees have registered, announced the office of City Councilor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) of the APA. As part of the initiative of the city and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, since the end of January employees of companies or health facilities and their relatives have been able to complete a PCR self-test using the gargle method twice a week.
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Capacity is doubled
The pilot project was very well received, it was emphasized. The capacity has therefore doubled since the start of the project, and up to 8,000 tests are currently being handed in every day. Participation is free for employees. The gurgling campaign is being implemented with the partners BIPA, Post, the Vienna health start-up Lead Horizon, which provides the test kits, and the Lifebrain laboratory group.
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Specifically, the samples are collected directly via 153 BIPA branches or the participating companies. The test persons are informed digitally of the result within 24 hours. Gargling is done with video instructions and a web app in front of the computer or smartphone. The tests can thus be clearly assigned to a person.
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To date, 92,300 corona checks have been carried out. 188 of them – around 0.2 percent – were positive, according to the Hacker Bureau.
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“Everything gurgles” also applies to the hairdresser
With the confirmation of the test result issued, the examination also applies to visits to service providers such as the hairdresser. After the new protective measures regulation of the federal government, PCR test results for this “pure testing” are valid for up to 72 hours from March 10th, almost the entire period of a week can be covered with two “all gargles” tests per week , one emphasizes in the Vienna City Hall.
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Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) also referred in a statement to the advantages of the initiative: “With the widely rolled out Gurgel self-test project, Vienna is taking the next innovative step in combating the pandemic. We want to do this until we have the necessary vaccines in sufficient quantities Have at their disposal – establish a kind of protective shield for the population. “
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