COVID-19 measures

While we are all still waiting for our vaccination, the best strategy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is to follow all safety measures and monitor possible infections as good as we can. With the recent availability of antigene self-tests the latter stratregy has become much more feasible, and therefore EP4 has decided to set-up its own test program:

1. As of now and additional to the official University and State of Bavaria measures (see below), EP4 offers one free COVID-19 self-test per week to each member (employees and students).
   The test sets (antigene quick test for self-application) are available at Monika Seifer's office. The relevant manual and instruction videos can be found here:
   
   german (manual+video):
   https://www.roche.de/en/patienten-betroffene/informationen-zu-krankheiten/covid-19/sars-cov-2-rapid-antigen-test-patienten-nenglish (manual):
   https://www.berlin.de/sen/bjf/corona/tests/selbsttest-roche-englisch.pdf
   english (video):
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsRERMYWiAE
    
2. All EP4 members regularly working at the institute are strongly encouraged to participate, even if previously been tested positive or already vaccinated. The tests should regularly be performed Monday mornings immediately after arrival. The result is to be reported directly to Monika Seifer who will keep a record of all test results.
    
3. EP4 members who work from home and/or come to the lab only occasionally, take their test when coming to the lab (first day in the week where this applies).  
    
4. In case of a positive test result, please put yourself immediately in quarantine and arrange for a PCR test at the Würzburg Testing Center (Talavera). Please report the PCR test result also to Monika Seifer.

As was recently announced by the JMU "Corona Task Force", the University is currently preparing its own test program. In the meantime all University members are entitled to a free quick test once a week at state testing facilities (municipal facilities or pharmacies) by the State of Bavaria.
All EP4 members are encouraged to use this program for a second Covid-19 test per week. You can download your proof of entitlement for being tested via the Corona homepage https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/corona/formulare. The proof has to be signed by your supervisor.

Manuals for Covid-19 self-tests given out by JMU:

german

english