Corona rapid tests have an expiry date. For good reason: “The antibodies used to detect the virus in the rapid corona tests can become weaker over time, so the results may not be reliable,” explains microbiologist Dr. Daniel Rhoads from the Cleveland Clinic in the USA. For example, the liquid in the test bottle could … Read more
The 41-year-old Kamarys, who runs the nightclub “Le Ciel” among other things, set up a rapid test center near the Bollwerk in Bern during the Corona crisis. People quickly flocked to his place. The tests, which initially cost 11 francs and later 20 francs, were popular with the unvaccinated party crowd. And Kamarys and his … Read more
Berlin – It is Berlin’s largest procedure to date for incorrectly billed corona tests: Kemal C. (46, Späti operator) from Wedding cheated the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians by 9.7 million euros. The final bill from the district court on Tuesday: eight years and nine months in prison for commercial, particularly serious fraud. The … Read more
An official positive rapid or PCR test was previously required for a warning via the Corona-Warn-App. With the current update, users can now trigger a warning through the app itself if the test result is positive. This applies both to positive results from PCR tests officially ordered in test centers and rapid antigen tests that … Read more