Anyone who notices symptoms that may indicate the coronavirus no longer needs to have a PCR test. The health ministers advised citizens to use a self-test or visit the pharmacist for a quick antigen test. Only if you are seriously ill for more than five days or are at risk of complications can a doctor prescribe a PCR test. Although the number of corona infections is increasing in the meantime, virologist Steven Van Gucht does not immediately fear an overload of care. “But we shouldn’t ignore the waves, ripples and plateaus of the coming months either.”
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PCR tests hardly necessary: “From now on it is an individual responsibility to prevent coronavirus”
