Initially, 150 tests will be done on staff who show no symptoms of covid-19. First and foremost nurses who move between different homes and then staff at care and care homes where the most vulnerable risk group is located.

- If you have symptoms, you should stay home, we choose these tests to reduce the spread of infection. The hope is to be able to test as many people as possible, says Christine Vojnovic, medically responsible nurse in Botkyrka municipality.

At present, 29 elderly people living with covid-19 live at an accommodation in Botkyrka.

Different test than in Stockholm

With the decision to test symptom-free personnel for antibodies, Botkyrka municipality chooses a different line from the City of Stockholm, where a week ago began testing staff who are at home with symptoms for covid-19.

- Tests for the sick only give you a snapshot, while these antibody tests will show if you have had the disease or if you have it, says Christine Vojnovic.