Austrian Government to Boost Coronavirus Testing Capacity

Lifestyle & Travel › Health ♦ Published: March 24, 2020; 18:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

The government announced on Tuesday that it would greatly increase the capacity for coronavirus testing, apparently after the WHO had asked European countries to do so the day before.

Kurz: "At the moment, the possibility is being created to test hundreds of thousands of people on a broad scale." / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Arno Melicharek (cropped)

Chancellor Kurz said that he had asked the federal states and the health minister to do everything possible to increase capacity. …

or Log In

Fast News Search
Related News
Coronavirus in Austria: Update (July 20, 2020)
Coronavirus in Austria: Live-Ticker (Our live coverage has now concluded) (April 8, 2020)
Budget Statement: Do What Is Necessary (March 20, 2020)
Austrian Government Says It is Prepared to Pump Virtually Unlimited Money into Economy (March 18, 2020)
COVID-19 Bill Adopted by National Council and Upper House of Parliament (March 15, 2020)
Read More
Rudolf Anschober, COVID-19, 2019-nCov, WHO World Health Organization, Coronavirus, BMI - Ministry of the Interior - Bundesministerium fuer Inneres, BMASGK - Ministry of Social Affairs - BM fuer Arbeit Soziales Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz, AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Austrian Government, Sebastian Kurz, Karl Nehammer
Featured
See latest Vindobona Newsletter