The Association of Private Laboratories will lend a hand in order to increase the number of people who are being tested for coronavirus each day, Prime Minister Igor Matovič (OLaNO) stated on Thursday. At the same time, Matovič noted that a facility for taking samples will be set up next to every hospital. Peter Lednický from the Association stated that private labs could process approximately 1,200 tests daily, noting that the figure could grow to as much as 2,000 as early as next week. Naturally, this will mean that the waiting period for test results will be cut as well. Private laboratories will pick up the samples collected from the facilities next to hospitals and distribute them to all labs in the country, be they private or state.
Romana Grajcarová, Photo: TASR
