Corona-Test-mishap in Bavaria: Who determines the pace, Söder or the Virus?

There are organisations that enjoy in the company of such high Reputation, that they would have no politicians against themselves. The Bavarian Red cross (BRK), which was filled in with thousands of volunteers as emergency responders, to ensure that the Corona-testing of travellers at all, is as an organization. In this respect, the Bavarian state is likely to have been alerted government, as the CRPD on Thursday invited spontaneously to the press conference to describe his view of the breakdown in the transmission of the data.

Timo Frasch

Political correspondent in Munich.

Tenor: let neither the state government nor by the health authorities to put the blame on. The Deputy managing Director is Wolfgang Obermair said: "the discussion of The last hours has created the impression that you want to distribute errors that are run, on many shoulders. Our shoulders are not available.“

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 well of 85,000 tested at highway rest stops and the main railway stations, waiting more than 44,000 still on their results. So, the Bavarian health Minister Melanie Huml (CSU) announced in a hastily scheduled press conference. Including 900 detection were Tested positive.

According to Humls the neck of the bottle was not in the laboratories, which have apparently worked fast enough. The main problem was probably that the data of the Tested were recorded on paper, on which the scribble was not decipher to. Thereafter, the data had to be added to the Sitemap manually in Excel spreadsheets. This was not so elaborate that it was also due to more personnel.

The hustle and bustle was apparently large

Embarrassing also it is because something Similar is also happening in the Ministry of economic Affairs, Hubert Aiwangers in the processing of applications for emergency aid. Some in the CSU had pushed the on the alleged shortcomings of the Free-voters-chef.

On Thursday afternoon, another hastily-scheduled press conference followed. First of all, it was said, as on the day before the Minister of health will occur together with Andreas Zapf, President of the Bavarian state office for health and food safety. In the early afternoon and then the message: The Prime Minister himself will attend. The appointment was delayed again, at Söder rather unusual, could be interpreted as a sign that the hustle and bustle was great.