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German government strengthens control of free antigen tests

Berlin, May 31 (EFE) .- (Camera: María Garrido) The German government will strengthen the controls on the places that offer free antigen tests, necessary to access shops or restaurants, in the face of billing fraud detected in various parts of the country. FOOTAGE FROM DIFFERENT TEST CENTERS IN THE DISTRICT OF CHARLOTTENBURG-WILMERSDORF. SOUNDBITES FROM DANIELA DUARTE"I do it to go shopping, restaurants ..." "Lately I do it twice a week, but every time I have to go to restaurants. If it were every day, I would do it every day" "First you have to create an account at your website with your personal data and then you get a QR code that you can use every time you take a test. You enter the center, show your code and your ID, then you take the test and receive the results in your email after about 15 minutes. " "Of course this is not 100% effective but it is a good way to cover a bit. Of course the PCR would be more reliable but for this type of situation it is faster and gives a really good result"