Five areas have been selected to cover different types of housing: Biskopsgården, Bergsjön, Majorna, Haga / Vasastaden and a residential area in Björkekärr in Örgryte. In addition to the collection points, the Home Guard soldiers make home visits to the people who have difficulty getting out. The major study, which runs until July 3, will answer how many people had an ongoing corona infection at the time of the test. This, according to infection control physician Magnus Lindh, section manager for clinical microbiology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, gives a more true picture of the situation.
- We hope to be able to give a picture towards the end of next week and guess at about 2-3 percent positive, he says.
Does not load the lab in the VG regionThe self-tests have a special ID marking and are sent to a research lab in Stockholm for analysis. This means that the samples do not add to the region's already hard pressed lab load.
- The tests that are done in hospitals and health centers are analyzed locally, but these are transported to Stockholm, says Magnus Lindh.
Resident guides provide supportAt the five collection sites, there are also informants from the City of Gothenburg who provide support in different languages and answer questions.
- It can be help with BankID, how to register and how to do. It can be a little difficult to understand the instructions because they are only available in Swedish, says Natasha Denha, resident guide.
Start the clip to hear what the mountain sea inhabitants thought about the self-tests.