The pensioners’ association affiliated with the SPÖ is calling for a return of free corona tests. In concrete terms, in view of a ‘huge corona wave’, five antigen tests per month per person should again be available for free collection from the pharmacy, it was said on Wednesday.
A package of ten antigen tests would currently cost between 15 and 20 euros. This is a lot of money for minimum pensioners, for example, says Peter Kostelka, chairman of the Austrian Pension Association (PVÖ).
Many people have Corona, would not know it and thus contribute to the spread. Kostelka explains the question and adds: “The free tests have proven themselves, people have used them for testing when needed.”
Do not panic
Kostelka “does not want to create panic in any way”; it is simply a matter of responding so that hospitals do not become overloaded again. “This is mainly about the protection of vulnerable groups: the very elderly, people with previous illnesses and/or immunodeficiency, but also small children and babies,” says Kostelka, whose demand applies not only to pensioners, but to “everyone and everyone”. to apply.
Since the summer, Covid no longer has to be reported
The distribution of free living room tests and other free testing options has now ended. Since the end of June this year, Covid-19 has been treated like all other non-notifiable infectious diseases.
Source: Krone
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