PCR testing reminder
❖ If you have any symptoms of coronavirus and you would like to be issued with a European Union digital certificate to show that you have recovered from the virus, you must take a PCR test.
❖ Certificates with QR codes cannot be generated by basing them on a positive rapid test result or on a physician’s diagnosis which is based upon potential infection within the family circle.
Family physicians will refer the following patients who are showing acute symptoms for PCR testing:
✅ individuals who have taken a SARS-CoV2 rapid antigen test at home or at a healthcare institution and who have received a negative result
✅ individuals who have not or cannot take a rapid test
✅ individuals who have not had any close contact with persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past seven days
✅ individuals who require a European Union recovery certificate (the EU digital certificate).
A PCR test is not recommended in the following cases:
❌ the patient has taken a rapid antigen test and the result was positive
❌ the person has come into contact with an individual who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and has themselves developed symptoms of the virus
❌ the person has a valid EU certificate.
Such individuals are treated as having been infected with the virus and will be classed as being COVID-19-positive without there needing to be any confirmation in their medical history regarding laboratory testing . If the individual concerned requires an EU digital recovery certificate, they must be allowed to take a PCR test.
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A total of 202 influenza and 1,726 COVID-19 cases reported this week
In week fifteen, a total of 3,184 people fell ill with acute respiratory infections, of whom 38.4% were children. The overall incidence of acute respiratory viral diseases increased by 39%.
A total of 151 new influenza cases and 1,466 COVID-19 cases have been added this week
In week fourteen, a grand total of 2,297 people fell ill with acute respiratory infections. Overall, 36.4% of all of the new cases involved children. The number of new cases decreased by a third.