On Thursday, Social Minister Lena Hallengren announced at a press conference that anyone with symptoms should be able to test for covid-19 free of charge. And that infection tracking should be started if the test shows positive. 

In Dalarna there is no possibility to test all.  

"It is a good idea to test everyone, but we are not in Dalarna yet," says Chief Physician Roger Larsson, responsible for patient safety issues in primary care in the Dalarna Region.

Need outside help

The Dalarna Region is preparing to start testing people in priority group 3, that is, people with socially important occupations. But to be able to test everyone with symptoms, help is needed from the outside.  

- Sampling materials and personnel are required to take the samples. If we were to spend resources on it, we would not be able to fulfill our second mission. Taking care of the patients, Larsson explains.  

In the clip, Assistant Infection Protection physician Lena Ernlund tells us what it would take to be able to take samples on anyone who wants to.