From Easter Monday, April 1, corona tests at ordinations will no longer be free. The Ministry of Health has canceled a corresponding regulation. The medical association has now criticized the fact that those who would mainly suffer from it would be at-risk patients.
She pointed out that prescribing the drug Paxlovid is associated with a positive test. If financing is not in place, patients would have to spend money to get a corona test.
In addition, many people meet their families, especially at Easter. “(…) Families come together, especially at Easter, and the high level of travel can easily lead to coronavirus infections. It is completely unacceptable that the Ministry of Health stops free tests on Easter Monday, April 1 (…),” criticized Johannes Steinhart, president of the Austrian Medical Association, in a press release.
Medical Association wants extension
On Tuesday, the advocacy group called on the federal government to quickly relent and for a long-term extension of free testing at ordinations. There, these are free in suspected cases until Monday, April 1; You already have to pay for corona tests in pharmacies and other facilities. Combination self-tests with flu and RSV are now also available.
Source: Krone
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