Antigen testing free of charge will continue

The option to undergo antigen tests for Covid-19 free of charge will continue to be available to the public even after January 15, Health Ministry spokeswoman Barbora Peterová told the ctk news agency on Wednesday.

The Ministry and the Institute of Health Information and Statistics have not released exact data on the number of tests performed since the free testing program was launched on December 16. According to Peterová the numbers are in the hundreds of thousands.

The interest in getting a test has been overwhelming in view of people wishing to meet up with relatives during the holiday season.