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How long should corona tests remain free? And if so – for whom? The Federal Council is expected to answer these questions today. The debate had been intense during the consultation. The demands diverge widely.
Actually, the Federal Council’s announcement at the end of August was clear: From October 1st, it will take over Bund no longer covers the costs of corona tests for people without symptoms of Covid disease. At this point in time, the majority of parties, parliament and cantons welcomed this decision.
September came into force, the wind turned. A week ago, the Federal Council finally proposed that the federal government should cover the costs of people who have been vaccinated until the end of November. All others should pay for the tests themselves from October 11th.
No common position of the cantons
During the consultation, the cantons disagreed: some welcome the proposal, others demand that the tests be carried out for everyone stay free under the age of 25. Still other cantons want an unlimited extension of the assumption of costs by the federal government for all asymptomatic persons.
The Health Commission of the Council of States (SGK -S) finally demanded an extension of the reimbursement of costs until the end of November, the Health Commission of the National Council (SGK-N) again advocated continuing the free tests for everyone until the extended certificate requirement is lifted. This should be the case if there is no longer any threat of overloading the health system, as the Federal Council previously stated.
Weekly 47 million francs
The fact that the Federal Council does not want to fundamentally revise its original decision was justified by the Costs. It is not the general public’s responsibility to finance the cost of testing for people who have not been vaccinated. However, he expects an “intensive discussion” in the Federal Council on the free tests, said Health Minister Alain Berset a week ago.
an unlimited assumption of costs by the federal government would burden the state treasury with around 47 million francs per week, according to the Federal Council. This estimate is based on a weekly test volume of one million. On Thursday, around 36,000 new corona tests were reported to the Federal Office of Public Health within 24 hours.
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