OVERVIEW: Where in Prague for tests
/ INFOGRAPHICS / Testing capacities for self-payers on covid-19 are being filled in Prague. A day or a week is waiting for the reservation. It depends on which test site you choose.
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A test site for patients with suspected COVID-19 infection who will receive a new type of coronavirus at Na Bulovce Hospital.
| Photo: Na Bulovce Hospital, facebook
Anyone who wants to be tested in Prague as a self-payer usually has to order online in advance. For example, in the Central Military Hospital’s reservation system, the nearest free date on Saturday was Saturday afternoon. Gradually, the deadlines for next week are already being filled at ÚVN.
Thomayer Hospital has a similar reservation system, the nearest free date on Thursday was not until September 19. “I need to get people the shortest possible waiting times, with symptomatic patients taking precedence,” explained hospital spokesman Petr Sulek.
Na Bulovce Hospital announced via a Twitter account that due to the increase in the number of subscriptions for covid-19, it only investigates those who are registered in the online reservation system: “We apologize, the capacity of our subscription point is 1,000 people per day. Without an appointment, we will examine patients with symptoms who have a request from a doctor or from hygiene. “
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The situation is better at the General University Hospital. It accepts self-payers even without an order. It is able to handle up to 40 people per hour, while the waiting time is the same for everyone – one to three hours. “Around 3 pm, we will check the length of the queue and close it after counting down the appropriate number of people that our staff can test,” said spokeswoman Marie Heřmánková. You can usually get to the test in Prague in one or two working days, although there are also places where you can book for the current day.
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I think the situation is that the number of infected (not sick) is rising and, on the other hand, those people who suffer from the disease will then be reliably protected. In addition, deaths in the Czech Republic are still falling, which is great news. It’s really good. There are 25 million infected worldwide and one million of them have died, which is 4 percent. The current mortality rate in the Czech Republic is 0.47 percent, which is ten times less than in the world. Which is absolutely amazing, there is no place to panic. We need to do what we are used to and stay calm. People in Prague can just be fine.
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