All of the returnees can be at the Airport Leipzig/Halle is voluntary and free of charge to a possible Corona-infection test. The of Saxony-powered Corona-the test center is addressed to all returnees, regardless of where they live, said on Monday Ute Albers man from the Ministry of social Affairs in Magdeburg. "It was right and important, that they had agreed on a uniform course of action and now, each of the returnees will test, free of charge, you can leave." In the coming days is expected to be a Test requirement for returnees from high-risk areas. The Land of Saxony-Anhalt will not set up a test station at the airport Leipzig-Halle.

On the weekend had a total of 600 holiday returnees at the Airport Leipzig/Halle to test. How many of them are from Saxony-Anhalt came, could not say, - said Albers, man. The Center is staffed with a doctor and three other employees, as long as the flight is operating. Tourists must fill out a "request for Sars-CoV-2-testing". Eligible for the Test of German citizens. According to the Chairman of the Board of the physicians ' Association of Saxony, Klaus stern man, is still needed staff for the test center. He therefore appealed to medical students, to sign up for it. The work will be remunerated.

meanwhile, the city hall has reduced their own test station at the airport. Since last Monday, people had to leave from the hall to the Coronavirus test. By Friday afternoon, only three of the holiday returnees from the offer the city had made use of it. It is unclear currently whether the city provides the estimated proportion of the laboratory costs in the amount of 45 Euro is charged.

dpa Updated Date: 03 August 2020, 19:26