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New covid measures Comprehensive testing for coronavirus will begin in nursing homes

Results for antigen tests are within 15 minutes. The genetic information of the virus in ribonucleic acid (RNA) is determined by swabbing the nasopharynx with brushes in a PCR test. Getting results is more challenging and takes significantly longer. But tests are also more reliable.

“The key measure that we want to apply to seniors from next week is the use of antigenic tests. We want to use them in flat mode. “Where we find that they are positive on a larger scale, the whole home will be protested by PCR tests,” Prymula said.

According to statistics, the number of homes where the infection occurred is growing. There is also an increase in infected seniors, an average of 1,600 per day. Since October 1, tests have confirmed the infection in 25,000 people over the age of 65. Seniors now make up 14 percent of people with covid. People over the age of 75 make up 6.5 percent of those infected.

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