A Covid-19 self-test initiative will commence in lockdown-battered Greece early next April, the government announced on Friday, with the goal being a mass detection of non-symptomatic carriers of the virus as part of an effort rapidly roll back and eliminate all restrictions on commerce and non-essential movement.
The test kits will be provided for free to citizens, probably through neighborhood pharmacies.
According to deputy health minister Vassilis Kontozamanis, if a first self-test results in a positive reading, a second test will take place in a public health entity to confirm the reading.
At the same time, mandatory self-tests will be instituted for several sectors of professionals and wage-earners, namely, people employed in coastal shipping, retail stores, the food & beverage sector, tourism, and court officers, among others.
One self-test (the rapid version) per week will be mandated.
