Free PCR tests in gargle boxes – wien.ORF.at

“Everything gurgles” is now also the motto in the test containers: After having been able to take PCR tests at home for some time in Vienna after registering online, this is now also possible in the “gurgling boxes”. The Viennese can take a test there from Tuesday onwards. All you need to do is register, which can be done by phone or online.

Gargling takes place directly in the container under supervision. The result comes after 24 hours and can either be picked up directly in the box or sent by email. The gargle boxes complement the ten test routes and the “cold checkboxes” that are also still available for people with flu-like symptoms. A total of around 200 tests can be carried out each day in the new PCR containers. These are looked after by employees of the Arbeitsamariterbund.

For people without a smartphone

“With the gargle boxes and the supervised gargle on site, we want to enable a simple and reliable PCR gargle test for those people who do not have a smartphone or for whom gargling in front of the camera is too complicated. These are often older people – but not only, ”said Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) when visiting the first facility. It should also encourage those who find the quick test procedure too uncomfortable with smears in their nose or throat to test themselves regularly, he emphasized.

The locations of the gargle boxes

From Tuesday 12 noon:
– 1010 Vienna, Josef-Meinrad-Platz
– 1130 Vienna, Wolkersbergenstrasse 22-24
– 1030 Vienna, Rosa-Fischer-Gasse 2
– 1210 Vienna, Ruthnergasse 53-57
– 1220 Vienna, Maria-Trapp-Platz
– 1190 Vienna, Billrothstraße 80
– 1020 Vienna, Jakov-Lind-Straße No. 19
From Wednesday 12 noon:
– 1100 Vienna, Franz-Schreker-Gasse 2
– 1130 Vienna, Spohrstraße opposite. 51-55
– 1160 Vienna, Matteotiplatz opposite. number 1

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