STOCKHOLM, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The travelling
industry has been severely impacted by the Corona pandemic and the
restrictions in travelling. Medicover and its Diagnostic Services
division is assisting the travel industry in enabling safe
travelling.
In October the "Test and Fly" centre at Munich airport opened which offers the
passengers to test for Covid-19. The test centre is operated by MVZ
Martinsried, part of Medicover, with support from the MediCare and
Munich Airport (FMG). Medicover also provides, in cooperation with
Lufthansa and Centogene, fast antigen testing on certain flights
between Munich and
Hamburg.
Medicover will in cooperation with Viking®, a leading
small ship cruise line, enable safe sailing on Viking's fleet of
ocean and river vessels. Medicover will equip Vikings ocean ships
with RT-PCR testing equipment. The first RT-PCR laboratory has been
successfully installed on board of the Viking Star®,
with a 930-guests capacity; in the coming months, Medicover will
complete the installation of PCR laboratories on the remainder of
Viking's ocean ships. Moreover, Viking guests and staff will also
have access to a vast network of dedicated shoreside laboratories
for its European river ships. With access to dedicated
laboratories, quick and easy non-invasive saliva PCR tests will be
conducted for all guests and crew prior to embarkation and daily
throughout the cruise itinerary.The initiative is part of the
Viking Health & Safety Program and will enable Viking to resume
operations at the highest safety and prevention standards by
April 2021. For information on the
Viking Health & Safety Program visit
https://www.vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/my-trip/health-and-safety/expert-health-partners.html.
"The travel industry needs to reboot, and new innovative
solutions are required to ensure safety standards. Setting-up a
mobile laboratory at sea has been an engineering challenge, which
we welcomed. We will continue our collaborations with travel
operators, as constant testing will be key to long-term prevention
and health", says Benedikt von Braunmühl, COO Medicover, Diagnostic
Services.
For further information, please contact:
Hanna Bjellquist
Head of Investor Relations
+46 703033272
hanna.bjellquist@medicover.com
Medicover is a leading international healthcare and diagnostic
services company and was founded in 1995. Medicover operates a
large number of ambulatory clinics, hospitals, specialty-care
facilities,laboratories and blood-drawing points and the
largest markets are Poland and
Germany. In 2019, Medicover had
revenue around €844 million and 28,800 employees. For more
information, go to www.medicover.com
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