Since mid-September, when the deputy mayor of Brno, Robert Kerndl (ODS), introduced the method to the public, several hundred tests have been performed in this way in nursing homes set up by the city. Both for clients and home employees.
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“Homes approach this orientation testing primarily for preventive reasons in order to prevent the possible spread of covid-19 in these facilities. If the infection occurs by the mentioned testing, preventive measures are followed to minimize the risk of further infection.
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At the same time, a person with this finding undergoes another classic swab test, which confirms or refutes the disease. In total, more than sixty sick employees (most of whom did not come into contact with clients) and approximately 40 clients have been identified so far. In all cases, we proceed in accordance with the instructions of the hygiene and the doctor, “described the municipality’s spokeswoman Kateřina Gardoňová.
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They bought the homes themselves for the tests
The city of Brno is setting up 11 homes for the elderly. At the beginning of October, these devices purchased iChroma2 testers and a total of 25 test boxes (2,500 tests each). One device cost homes 20 thousand crowns, one set of tests 312 crowns. The equipment paid for the purchase from its own.
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The idea came from the employees of the Brno non-profit company Podané ruce, which has been helping drug addicts in the city for years to fight their addiction. AIDS is one of the most risky diseases for them, but also hepatitis C. This is where the staff of the Helping Hands find out using the South Korean Ichroma 2 device, with which up to forty diseases can be detected.
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“Newly, the manufacturer has created a test kit for the covid-19. The procedure is actually the same as for classical testing. After swabbing from the nose, the sample is placed in the device and after a while the result is known, “Jindřich Vobořil, the director of the association, told Práva.
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Regional social services organizations work similarly with these tests – they have purchased antigenic tests, which they use to test symptomatic clients and employees.
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“For tests, it is necessary to take into account that the sensitivity is in principle lower than for PCR tests. However, it serves as the first sieve during testing. As of 30 October, 210 positive clients and 121 employees were registered in all facilities set up by the region, ”Monika Brindzáková, a spokeswoman for the region, told Práva.
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