Free antigen rapid tests have been possible for everyone in Bavaria since Thursday.
Such a test can also be carried out at pharmacies - but many fail because of the implementation.
Nuremberg
- Due to a general order from the Bavarian Health Department, pharmacies in Bavaria have been able to offer free antigen rapid tests since Thursday (March 11th).
Free tests for the corona virus * play an important role in the Bavarian corona strategy.
Many pharmacies in Nuremberg * still do not offer rapid tests - why is it?
Once a week, everyone from Nuremberg can now be tested for the coronavirus with a rapid antigen test free of charge.
Until now, you could only go to one of the rapid test centers for this - and you had to pay for it.
Some general practitioners also offer the quick test procedure.
Recently there has also been the possibility of being tested by medically trained staff in pharmacies.
There are major differences in the various test options of PCR test, antigen test, antibody test or self-rapid test for at home *.
Nuremberg pharmacies lack space for test offers
There is no obligation for pharmacies to offer these tests.
For most of them, however, other factors play a role in why they are unable to offer the tests.
On the one hand, staff must be trained, according to a report from
nordbayern.de
.
Furthermore, material must be ordered and suitable rooms found.
So for many it is a question of space.
Others are still waiting for precise guidelines from chambers and ministries, reports
nordbayern.de
.
The pharmacies can easily settle the money for the tests through the Bavarian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
Anyone who would like to take advantage of the new test option in pharmacies should find out beforehand how appointments are made at the respective pharmacy.
Some pharmacies require you to register by phone, others you can just go by and register in person.
You can also make
an appointment
at other pharmacies by registering online at
schnelltest-apotheke.de
.
The test result is usually received within a quarter of an hour.
Even with the self-rapid tests * for at home there are still problems in many pharmacies.
The tests are currently only available on the market in large containers and have to be repacked in individual packs.
An enormous amount of time, as
reported by
nordbayern.de
.
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