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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - The introduction of uniform software for corona contact tracking, which the federal and state governments are aiming for by the end of February, has met with little acceptance from the health authorities.
According to the assessment of the German District Association, the targeted relief of the health authorities “of unnecessary effort” cannot be achieved with the new IT system “Sormas”.
This was emphasized by the municipal umbrella association, which represents almost 300 districts nationwide, in a letter to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU).
"We therefore consider the goal of a nationwide introduction to be neither desirable nor currently achievable," says the letter from the end of January, which is available to the German Press Agency.
According to the district council, “Sormas” has only been used by around 80 health authorities across Germany.
According to a report by the "Rheinische Post" (Thursday), only six cities and districts of the 53 health authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia use the software developed by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, which is intended to facilitate exchange between the authorities.
These are Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, the districts of Warendorf and Coesfeld as well as the Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis.
NRW Economics Minister Andreas Pinkwart (FDP) and the state commissioner for information technology pushed for the use of "Sormas", it was said at the dpa request in the ministry in Düsseldorf.
Support is offered to the health authorities.
The RP quoted Pinkwart as saying that the country was "ready to issue the installation of" Sormas "at very short notice.
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According to the district council, Spahn initially advertised the installation.
In January, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state heads of government declared the nationwide use of “Sormas” to be “necessary” by the end of February.
The association emphasized in the letter that the health authorities use digital instruments for contact tracking and do not need any additional applications.
However, one was forced to communicate with the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) via fax, as there was no “digital reporting channel”.
A spokesman for the association said they wanted to keep the variety of programs on site.
The federal government should define and develop interfaces and standards to ensure the exchange of data among the relevant actors.
It is also difficult to make a switch in the middle of the extreme pandemic pollution situation.
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