Anyone who works or visits a retirement home in Bavaria must do a corona test.
Two victims now want to overturn this obligation in court.
Employees in Bavarian retirement homes have to take a corona test * three times a week.
A geriatric nurse and a relative now want to overturn the compulsory corona test in court.
The senior citizens' facilities in the Würzburg district support this.
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Würzburg / Munich - Anyone who works or visits a retirement home must regularly take a corona test * - even if the residents are vaccinated.
A geriatric nurse and a relative of a resident now want to overturn this test obligation before the Bavarian Administrative Court (VGH).
Corona in Bavaria: Will the VGH soon overturn compulsory testing in old people's and nursing homes?
"It is not yet possible to predict when a decision will be made," said a VGH spokeswoman on Thursday (February 4th).
If the urgent application is successful, the obligation to test would initially be suspended throughout Bavaria.
The senior citizens' facilities in the Würzburg district support the applications in court.
Almost all residents there are now vaccinated against the corona virus *.
"The risk of a life-threatening illness and a large Corona * outbreak is thus very likely averted," the operator explained in a message.
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Will the corona test obligation in Bavarian old people's homes be overturned?
Great burden on employees
The tests are still mandatory, although they are a great burden for nurses and relatives.
"Injuries are common and many visitors are reducing their visits for fear of the tests," the statement said.
The FFP2 mask requirement * should continue to apply regardless of the tests.
Employees in retirement and nursing homes in the Free State have to be tested three times a week.
Every visitor must also present a negative test result in advance - regardless of whether the residents are vaccinated or not.
(kam / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
The Bavarian Administrative Court has temporarily overturned the 15-kilometer rule.
The court followed an urgent application.
