Between March 28 and April 3, more than 4 million antigen and PCR tests were carried out, compared to more than 3.8 the previous week.
The number of Covid-19 screening tests has increased for the fourth consecutive week but “at a slow pace“, according to figures published Thursday by the Ministry of Health which estimates that”we passed the peak of the reboundof the epidemic.
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Between March 28 and April 3, more than 4 million antigen and PCR tests were carried out, against more than 3.8 the previous week, specifies the Directorate of Statistics (Drees) in a press release. Demand is therefore still increasing, but at a much slower pace than in recent weeks. The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, also estimated on Thursday, on RTL radio, that the peak of the rebound of the Covid-19 wave was now behind us.
The government had decided to lower the price of tests again from April 1. The price in pharmacies has gone from 20 to 16.50 euros, or 23% less. For the other professions authorized to carry out tests (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, dentists), the reduction is just over 4 euros, or between 20% and 30% depending on the case. The USPO Pharmacists’ Unionstill mobilized against this unacceptable decline” at “lodged an appeal with the Council of State“, According to an info point broadcast on Tuesday.
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