Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – Since Monday, the easing of the corona lockdown has also been in effect in North Rhine-Westphalia. The possibility to test oneself freely at the expense of the federal government for a visit to the beautician, however, remained theoretical for the time being. Since the federal test ordinance was not yet available, there were no clear announcements for the citizens at the start of the small new freedom of movement, at least on Monday morning. However, information from the Düsseldorf Ministry of Health was expected on Monday.
Meanwhile, the pressure from the municipalities is growing. “We are in the starting blocks,” said Bonn’s Lord Mayor Katja Dörner (Greens) in the “Morgenecho” of WDR 5. As has been the case several times before, the federal and state governments lacked answers to major questions and detailed regulations, criticized the Greens. For example, it is unclear whether people who tested positive would have to do the more precise PCR immediately and go into quarantine. Dörner stated that nothing could be learned from the exam of the NRW cabinet last Saturday. In the case of corona crisis management, there is “definitely still room for improvement”.
NRW health minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) had only announced after the retreat at the weekend that NRW had decided to carry out the tests “via the regular system”, ie through doctors, pharmacists and vaccination centers in municipal and private sponsorship. As soon as the federal test regulation is in place, the health authorities at the district level are obliged to specifically name the contact points, Laumann had told the “Current Hour” (AKS) of WDR television.
The latest federal state resolution on the corona crisis stipulates that from March 8th the federal government will assume the costs for a free rapid test per citizen and week “in a test center operated by the respective state or the respective municipality, by the respective state or third parties commissioned by the respective municipality or with resident doctors “.
In many places, this infrastructure is not available in sufficient space or in terms of personnel. According to Laumann, however, this must be offered “in every village and in every district”. It is already certain that the providers will be paid six euros each for the material plus twelve euros for testing, he told the AKS.
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