As of May 1st 2023, for diagnosing COVID-19 are being predominantly used antigen tests. Requests for PCR tests are being issued only in rare and urgent cases. PCR tests are still available for self-payers.
It depends on what type of test was performed. The recommended procedures may differ.
If the result of any type of test is positive, it is recommended always to contact your GP and consult the next steps with them. Your physician can also issue you an e-Sick leave. It is recommended to follow the increased hygiene measures until then and closely watch your health.
Types of tests:
Antigen test performed by a layman (self-test) is positive
Self-test is a test where both the sampling and evaluation are performed by the patients themselves without any surveillance of a healthcare professional.
Based on the positive result of the self-test, you are not considered to be a confirmed case of COVID-19 disease and so you do not need to undergo isolation and you do not receive a generated certificate of recovery.
Caution: This category also includes so-called online testing, when the sampling and assessment of the test is performed by the tested persons themselves with the online surveillance of a healthcare professional. The persons themselves performed the test and so it is a self-test.
Antigen test performed by a healthcare professional is positive, but the tested person does not show any symptoms of a respiratory disease
Based on the positive result of the antigen test without symptoms (fever, shortness of breath, dry cough, headache, loss of smell or taste, indigestion), you are not considered to be a confirmed case of COVID-19 disease and so you do not need to undergo isolation and you do not receive a generated certificate of recovery.
Antigen test performed by a healthcare professional is positive and the tested person shows symptoms of a respiratory disease
Based on the positive result of the antigen test with symptoms (fever, shortness of breath, dry cough, headache, loss of smell or taste, indigestion), you are considered to be a confirmed case of the COVID-19 disease, but you are not ordered isolation automatically (more about Isolation and Quarantine). On the 10th day after the sampling, you will be generated a certificate of recovery.
It is appropriate to inform persons you were recently in contact with about suffering from the COVID-19 disease. Currently, a quarantine for risk contacts and household members, or the obligation to undergo testing is not ordered. Still, it is appropriate for such persons to follow increased hygiene rules and watch their health.
PCR test performed by a healthcare professional is positive
Based on the positive result of the PCR test, you are considered to be a confirmed case of the COVID-19 disease but you are not ordered isolation automatically (more about Isolation and Quarantine). On the 10th day after the sampling, you will be generated a certificate of recovery.
It is appropriate to inform persons you were recently in contact with about suffering from the COVID-19 disease. Currently, a quarantine for risk contacts and household members, or the obligation to undergo testing is not ordered. Still, it is appropriate for such persons to follow increased hygiene rules and watch their health.