Söder to Corona test breakdown: We were pioneers, but of course mistakes have been made.

After the breakdown at the Corona test results, in Bavaria, the Bavarian Prime Minister, Markus Söder, has admitted a “huge mistake” and the consequences announced. “We were pioneers, but, of course, mistakes happened,” said Söder on Thursday at a joint press conference with the Bavarian health Minister Melanie Huml (both CSU) in Munich, Germany.

The Bavarian state government had to admit on Wednesday that the delays in the Transmission of the Corona test results, in Bavaria, have much larger dimensions than previously known. 44,000 in travel returnees waited, therefore, on the results of their Tests on Bavarian motorways, including 900 Tested positive.

“We can only apologize for, ultimately,” said Söder on Thursday The entire state government regret the glitch. The strategy “test, test, Test” remain but continue to be correct.

the Ministry of interior to said local test centres

health Minister Huml have offered him a two-Time her resignation, Söder. But he continues to trust her. They had assured him that she wanted to make up for lost time “this Scharte”. The Minister herself said she was grateful “that I have the confidence to continue”.

the main reason for the delays was loud Huml, that the data of the test persons were able to be recorded at the beginning of the test actions just by hand on paper. This has caused a large backlog in the processing. Also, the President of the Bavarian state office for health and food safety (LGL), Andreas Zapf, had called the manual Transmission previously as a cause.

Also Söder mentioned the manual transmission mode, at the press conference as the cause of the complications, a was but on the question of the missing Software. The most important thing to draw from the “big mistake” that had happened, the right consequences, said the Bavarian Prime Minister.

“it is crucial” is that in the coming hours and days, all Concerned would be informed. In addition, personnel capacities were expanded. The head of the LGL, Andreas Zapf, will move to the Ministry of health. In addition, the operation of the local test centres should be controlled in future by the Ministry of the interior, announced Söder. This is closer to the municipalities.