Since Monday, the nationwide rapid tests for corona infection are no longer free.
The political dispute over this does not end there, however.
One question is how tourism deals with it.
Schwerin / Rostock - With the end of the free Corona "citizen tests", the state's pharmacists' association also expects a noticeable decrease in the number of test offers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The pharmacies have so far carried out a large part of the previously free tests.
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“Now that you have to pay for it, people will be less likely to be tested.
And then the effort for the pharmacies will be disproportionately high, ”said the head of the regional association, Axel Pudimat, on Monday.
In his pharmacy, for example, tests are no longer offered and it is assumed that many will follow suit.
Before that, the tests would often have restricted normal operating procedures.
However, the Ostseebad Binz continues to offer free corona tests to enable guests to enjoy a relaxing holiday. "The Haus des Gastes test center will continue to offer free rapid tests for overnight guests in Binz and Prora as well as residents with their main residence in Binz," said spokeswoman Marikke Behrens. The Binzer Bucht Card or Binz residents card is enough.
According to the head of the Rügen Tourism Association, Knut Schäfer, Binz is an individual example with the service.
The tourist places throughout Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania could orientate themselves on this - that would have a signal effect in terms of tourism friendliness.
This would also be important at the moment, as the states of Berlin and Brandenburg are currently on autumn holidays and many holidaymakers from there are in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
"This is an important target group that was not allowed to enter Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania last year because of the lockdown."
The Binz campaign is hospitable and could offer a competitive advantage, said the managing director of the regional tourism association, Tobias Woitendorf.
But at the same time you put other municipalities under pressure.
It remains to be seen how great the need will actually be.
Tests are still possible in the Löwen pharmacy at Schwerin train station, which had its test track set up in the courtyard.
The response was lower, but by noon on Monday, just under 20 people had the test, which cost 15 euros, carried out, it said.
According to the Ministry of Health in Schwerin, 319 institutions across the country carried out rapid tests on Monday.
That was almost 200 fewer than in mid-June.
According to surveys by the University Medical Center in Greifswald, the number of tests in the northeast has fallen by more than 90 percent since April with the vaccination rate increasing.
According to the information, a total of 4.6 million rapid antigen tests have been carried out nationwide since mid-November 2020.
The tests remain permanently free of charge for people under the age of twelve and those who cannot be vaccinated for other reasons.
This emerges from the federal coronavirus test regulation.
There is also no need to pay for the regular corona tests in schools.
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