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Bremen (dpa / lni) - The state of Bremen is single-handedly introducing a corona test obligation in companies and administrations at the state level from May 10th.

The state senate agreed on a corresponding decision in principle on Tuesday.

"A real obligation to test serves to protect employees who cannot work in the home office," said Bremen's Prime Minister Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), explaining the decision.

In addition, the measure makes an important contribution to containing the pandemic as a whole.

“What makes sense for children and adolescents must also be possible for adults,” he said, referring to the rules for schools.

So far, employers have been obliged by the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance to offer their employees who do not work in the home office a Corona self-test twice a week.

In Bremen, employees will now be obliged to accept this offer.

With the decision, the Senate introduces compulsory testing at state level for presence workplaces.

The Corona regulation should now be adjusted accordingly.

A transition period is also planned.

Bremen had already advocated a real compulsory test in companies last week in the Federal Council, but did not get a majority for his application.

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