If an employee in the health care sector exhibits symptoms of covid-19, the staff should be tested in accordance with the Region's procedures. But it can be a problem when the employee is forced to go to Gävle instead of being tried at his own place. This is according to Cissi Hedwall, medically responsible nurse in Hofor municipality.

- If the staff cannot get to Gävle themselves by car or get shot by someone close to them, then they will not be sampled, says Cissi Hedwall.

Failure to test personnel may result in longer sick leave.

- We cannot then know if they are infected by covid-19 or not.

Presented the need for the Region

It is the Gävleborg Region that is responsible for the sampling of the health and care staff.

- In Gävle we have no other solution right now. In Hälsingland it looks better. Unfortunately, today I can not give any better message than we look at the issue, says Göran Angergård, Director of Health and Medical Services.

Watching "self-sampling"

The region is also looking at the possibilities for enabling self-sampling.

- This is part of the government's desire for us to increase the sampling. This can make it easier to try in several places. But today it is not possible, says Göran Angergård.

Does this mean that health care professionals should be able to test themselves in that case?

- It could be an alternative. But we haven't decided yet.

Hear Cissi Hedwall and Göran Angergård in the video above.