The corona tests at Berlin schools will be temporarily extended after the two-week Easter holidays. From April 25, students and employees will be required to take daily tests for a week instead of three per week, as the education administration said on Thursday when asked by dpa.
In addition, schoolchildren will receive corona tests this Saturday before the start of the holidays in order to deal with them to be able to test at home at the end of the holiday before the first day of school. Berlin’s Education Senator Astrid-Sabine Busse (SPD) announced both measures on Monday.
The change is a precautionary measure to be prepared for and quickly detect an increase in corona infections during the holidays. The hope is to prevent or limit contagion in the school in this way.
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Secretary of State for Education Alexander Slotty defended the adherence to the tests in schools, although the vast majority of corona protection measures have no longer applied since April 1st. “We still have a certain infection rate in Berlin. Unfortunately, the federal legislature has deprived us of the possibility of making masks compulsory in schools,” he said in the House of Representatives.
Regular testing therefore offers teachers and students a last chance for some protection. “I can say that from our point of view this is absolutely the right measure for Berlin, and we will continue to do so for the time being.” (dpa)
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