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10 euros per test: Government announces reimbursement of costs for internal tests
From February 15th, there will be reimbursement for in-house testing for the coronavirus. From Monday you can register for this at the Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ).
10 euros per test: Government announces reimbursement of costs for internal tests
Economics Minister Margarete Schramböck (ÖVP) announced at a joint press conference with Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) that there would be reimbursement of costs for in-company tests for the coronavirus. From February 15th, there will be a subsidy of ten euros for each antigen test carried out, which will be billed retrospectively. Companies that offer in-house tests can register with the Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) from Monday. As Schramböck emphasized, these tests should not only be available to employees, but also to their relatives and citizens in the respective communities.
Background: The widespread use of rapid antigen tests is crucial to breaking chains of infection and thus keeping the number of infections low. Therefore, operational tests were included in the federal government’s testing strategy. The Federal Government, the Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Industrialists are calling on companies to establish their own test lanes or testing facilities and to offer their employees free rapid antigen tests in order to actively help contain the corona pandemic.
The WKO offers one on its website Guide to setting up an operational testing option to.