RE: NEoCove virus30 Jan 2022 09:15
Before the omicron wave completely overwhelms laboratories in Germany, health officials are limiting COVID-19 PCR testing to two groups of people. Can rapid antigen tests reliably bridge the gap?
As omicron case numbers skyrocket and health care systems threaten to give way, the German government is changing its COVID-19 testing strategy.
Last week, testing labs reached 86% of capacity, according to the country's Association of Accredited Laboratories. Meanwhile, the German health minister — a trained epidemiologist — predicted that the number of corona infections could reach a high of 600,000 per day by mid-February.
Until last Saturday, anyone who tested positive via a rapid antigen test was told to confirm their positive result via a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
Now, only medical staff and people considered vulnerable will be eligible for a PCR test.
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