As for the test of the government’s failure to enact many of the residential care centres (homes) in their own initiative, have begun the testing of residents and staff. All. “We do not have any need for sampling. A collective test, it is by no means without question, but it is an urgent requirement”, says The Newspaper. Your cookie settings to make sure that the content is not displayed.

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From Antwerp-this week, for example, two of the homes that was for three weeks in quarantine upon their own costs of the tests carried out. For one, it appears that, at least, 25% of residents and 21 percent of the workforce was infected, even without symptoms.Earlier this week it became known that a section in Wingene, 13 out of the 15 tested, residents were more positive, even there, without so much as a symptom to show.

According to the newspaper, among others, were at Antwerp, Ronse, Belgium, and variety of the West Flemish municipalities of the full settings that were tested, out of the government. And it is not only the residents but also the staff.

in the mean time, homes’s now a bounty of up to $ 1,000 per day for the crisis management, the boss, to be able to. “If a facility is suddenly a huge outbreak is confronted with, then that will be great pressure on the operation,” reveals the minister of well-being, Wouter Beke (CD&V). “Thanks to the efforts of the medical reserve thuisverpleegkundigen may have the additional staff to be involved. However, the entire operation should be continue. That’s why we give them additional support, to care, to organize it and guarantee it.”

Umbrella organisation like Zorgnet-Icuro to understand that some residential care centres, on own initiative, everyone is testing, but it recommends that the testing strategy that the government will commit to the following. That, says executive director, Margot Cloet, in a reaction to it. The premium, which is homes programs are able get from calling them is in itself a good initiative, but it may not be distinct enough for protection and material, what it sounds like.

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