Telemedicine portal Fernarzt.com Starts Pilot Project for Corona Tests / Enables PCR Home Swab That Will Be Checked in Certified Laboratories

Berlin, April 7th 2020. Berlin-based telemedicine portal Fernarzt.com integrated a prototype for a polymerase chain reaction laboratory test (PCR) that people can do at home into its service. This week, the pilot project starts in Berlin – only for patients that should be tested according to a doctor and the guidelines of the Robert Koch Institute. In addition to the already established corona hotline and a symptom checker for patients with a suspected corona infection, the digital health company thus starts another medically certified service to contain the corona pandemic. 

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