Mass screening in Torre Baró and El Besòs i el Maresme to detect cases of Covid-19

Some 400 free viral tests are to be carried out every day from 15 to 19 August on people without symptoms. The goal of the screening is to find cases of asymptomatic people in areas with high numbers of cases and help break the transmission chain. Infection rates per 100,000 inhabitants between 28 July and 10 August stood at 510 in Torre Baró and 467 in El Besòs I el Maresme, while the average for Barcelona as a whole was 174.

13/08/2020 14:30 h

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Taking the test is free and people will be asked for their name and surname, address, contact number and individual healthcare card.

In Torre Baró (Nou Barris), testing will be done at the Torre Baró community centre on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm. Tests will be carried out on people of all ages who are not ill.

In the neighbourhood of El Besòs i el Maresme, viral tests will be carried out on residents in a specific area where a high rate of Covid-19 cases has been detected: in the area between Carrer de Jaume Huguet, Rambla de Prim, Carrer de Llull and Carrer de Sant Ramon de Penyafort.

The tests will be carried out from 17 to 19 August in a mobile medical unit located in Carrer d’Alfons el Magnànim (between Carrer Jaume Huguet and Carrer Cristóbal de Moura).

This intensive screening and community intervention strategy will be carried out by the Barcelona Public Health Agency and the Catalan Health Ministry.

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