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Covid-19 tests within 24 hours for symptomatic Bavarians: state premier

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Germany
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Germany

MUNICH (Reuters) – Bavaria, one of the German states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, will guarantee that people with symptoms can get a virus test within 24 hours, Prime Minister Markus Soeder said on Tuesday.

This way people will know after 48 hours at the latest if they are infected, Soeder added at a news conference in Munich.

Those without symptoms would be guaranteed a test within 48 hours and could expect a result within a week, he said.

(Reporting by Reuters TV; writing by Thomas Seythal; editing by Thomas Escritt)