Results take 24 hours, and Cascais hopes to conduct 5,000 tests per week in a deal with pharmaceutical firm Roche and two independent private labs. Each test costs five euros and is paid for by the municipality and several patrons.
Cascais to test all residents ahead of summer season
in News · 25 May 2020, 08:45 · 3 Comments
That is wonderful however the residents won't be able to enjoy this summer at 5000 tests per week. 200 000 residents being tested at a rate of 5 000 tests per week will take 40 weeks to conclude the testing. If it were 5 000 tests per day it would take 40 days.
By Ronald from Other on 25 May 2020, 10:08
All well to test the residents - but then what? Would they be separated from visitors to Cascais, who easily could bring the virus? Again- seems like a good initiative if done properly and efficiently, but unless there are measures in place to separate the tested population from untested visitors could far to easily backfire.......
By B Biederbeck from Lisbon on 25 May 2020, 13:09
Ich libe cascais
By Costa João from Lisbon on 25 May 2020, 21:02