Corona-Test-mishap in Bavaria: Wanted to Söder too much too fast?

What was hinted at in the past days, was on Wednesday afternoon, manifest: For the Corona-testing for holiday travelers in Bavaria, there have been massive dela

Corona-Test-mishap in Bavaria: Wanted to Söder too much too fast?

What was hinted at in the past days, was on Wednesday afternoon, manifest: For the Corona-testing for holiday travelers in Bavaria, there have been massive delays in the transmission of the results to the Tested. Of 60,000 people, which have been tested at highway rest stops and the main railway stations, waiting more than 44,000 still on their results. So it informed the Bavarian health Minister Melanie Huml in a hastily scheduled press conference. Including 900 detection were Tested positive. This Concerned, they said, should get up to this Thursday at lunch time, not the result.

Timo Frasch

Political correspondent in Munich.

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Now you can say, at least Bavaria is testing at all the holiday returnees who come to the country. In this direction, the inlet of the Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Söder went on Monday on a hastily arranged press conference in his home city of Nuremberg. He suggested that other provinces involved in this "service" for the country. At the latest since Wednesday has turned but the Wind. With criticism and blatant malice other States, and other parties are now looking at Bayern and, in particular, Söder.

"Blatant government

Ralf Stegner, SPD politician from Schleswig-Holstein, failure," tweeted: "Glaring failure of the super corona matadors Söder at the corona tests in Bavaria. Those who take the mouth so full, should not be surprised about nationwide ridicule.“ Ludwig Hartmann, leader of the Bavarian Green party, spoke of "blatant government failure". The parliamentary leader of the SPD in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Alexander Schweitzer, commented on the fact that Söder was not in attendance on Wednesday, as a Huml was the extent of the delays to the public: "And when the glitches are to explain, the Minister in front of the press. That to me is a Hero, the Mr Söder.“

Date Of Update: 13 August 2020, 09:19