Because people were getting their weekly work test on a Thursday or Friday so they still had a test that was valid for 72 hours that covered a weekend. The testing stats back up that end of week peak.
My assumption is that that to discourage this and ‘encourage’ vaccination they have removed the weekly testing for workers, so as Tammy says, twice weekly tests will be required to cover both socialising at the weekend and work. Say paying for this twice a week is going to cost in the region of €80 a month which is quite a chunk for those on typical salaries here.
Ian
Rapid Antigen Test
Re: Rapid Antigen Test
Charges up to €10 will apply from 1st August for RAT unless in the exempt group:
'These groups will include pregnant women who carry a doctor’s note advising against vaccination, children under 16 years of age, teenagers between 16 and 18 years of age who do not have parental consent to vaccinate and finally, citizens over 16 years of age who carry a doctor’s certificate confirming their incapacity to be vaccinated'.
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/rapid-t ... 20-to-e10/
Re: Rapid Antigen Test
''Why you should get tested regularly
About 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others.
You should do a rapid test twice a week (every 3 to 4 days) to check if you have the virus. If people test positive and self-isolate, it helps stop the virus spreading.
Even if you’re vaccinated, there’s still a chance you can pass COVID-19 on, so you should keep getting tested regularly''.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavir ... -symptoms/
About 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others.
You should do a rapid test twice a week (every 3 to 4 days) to check if you have the virus. If people test positive and self-isolate, it helps stop the virus spreading.
Even if you’re vaccinated, there’s still a chance you can pass COVID-19 on, so you should keep getting tested regularly''.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavir ... -symptoms/
