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App incorrectly links red tile (increased risk) to free test #903

Closed MikeMcC399 closed 2 years ago

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

Avoid duplicates

Technical details

Describe the bug

The app states "Please get tested, even if you don’t have any symptoms. If you get a warning of increased risk (“red tile”), you are entitled to a test free of charge. It does not necessarily have to be a PCR test."

This text comes from risk_details_increased_risk_faq_link_text.

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The entitlement to a test free of charge based on a red tile from the app was removed from § 6 (3) Leistungserbringung of TestV on Feb 12, 2022, see https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/14991/al164025-0.htm, making the statement in the app on a red tile event incorrect from this date onwards.

In addition, the Bundesministerium für Gesundheit announced on June 24, 2022 that § 4a Bürgertestung would continue and generally require a citizen contribution of €3 from end of June 2022 onwards, ending the free-of-charge testing for most people.

Edit: The current regulations are described under https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/coronavirus/nationale-teststrategie/faq-covid-19-tests.html#c23926:

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Verordnung zum Anspruch auf Testung in Bezug auf einen direkten Erregernachweis des Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus-Testverordnung - TestV)

"Coronavirus-Testverordnung vom 21. September 2021 (BAnz AT 21.09.2021 V1), die zuletzt durch Artikel 1 der Verordnung vom 29. Juni 2022 (BAnz AT 29.06.2022 V1) geändert worden ist".

§ 4a Bürgertestung

(1) Folgende asymptomatische Personen haben Anspruch auf Testung mittels PoC-Antigen-Tests: ...

  1. Personen, die durch die Corona-Warn-App des Robert Koch-Instituts eine Warnung mit der Statusanzeige erhöhtes Risiko erhalten haben,

...

(2) Bei Testungen nach Absatz 1 Nummer 6 und 7 hat die zu testende Person einen Eigenanteil in Höhe von 3 Euro an den Leistungserbringer zu leisten. Dieser Eigenanteil kann auch von dem Land getragen werden, in dem die Testung durchgeführt wird

Expected behavior

The statement in the app which is shown on a red tile event (increased risk) should correctly reflect the current legal regulation status.

Possible Fix

Align the app text to the legal regulation status from July 1, 2022 onwards for a warning of increased risk (“red tile”).

Bundesministerium für Gesundheit

See Dritte Verordnung zur Änderung der Coronavirus-Testverordnung Vom 29. Juni 2022

BMG: Aktuelles

Internal Tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-13456 iOS Internal Tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-13479 Android

larswmh commented 2 years ago

Thanks for your report @MikeMcC399. We have created an internal ticket for it and will raise this topic internally. Internal Tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-13456

Corona-Warn-App Open Source Team

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

Starting July 1, 2022 the following rules apply:

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The app should not:

Ein-Tim commented 2 years ago

For the general public, there are no free corona tests in the app anymore since today.

The app is now wrong.

Please fix this ASAP.

Ein-Tim commented 2 years ago

This is confusing for the average user:

But I feel like speaking against a wall. Sorry, but this issue (& https://github.com/corona-warn-app/cwa-documentation/issues/877) disappointed me very much.

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

For some reason only the app itself has not been updated. Many other information sources have been corrected. See https://t.me/corona_infokanal_bmg/477

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MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

@larswmh

We have created an internal ticket for it and will raise this topic internally. Internal Tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-13456

Have you come to any conclusion about what action to take?

larswmh commented 2 years ago

@Ein-Tim

I'm sorry to hear about your disappointment with how these issues are being handled. Be assured that we have given our best to raise this topic internally.

@MikeMcC399

Unfortunately, there has not been enough activity on the ticket to draw any conclusions yet. However, it is safe to say that progress has been made within the last couple of days and today. Please stand by.

larswmh commented 2 years ago

FYI @Ein-Tim @MikeMcC399

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

@larswmh

The new text looks good. I only made a small comment in #5315 that there should be a space in the abbreviation "z. B." according to DIN rules.

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

The merged text in PR https://github.com/corona-warn-app/cwa-app-android/pull/5315 is:

"Lassen Sie sich testen, z.B. mit einem Antigen-Schnelltest, oder testen Sie sich selbst, am besten mehrfach im Abstand von zwei Tagen. Sollte ein Test positiv ausfallen, lassen Sie diesen durch einen PCR-Test absichern."

I am now a bit confused after reading the English translation in the open PR https://github.com/corona-warn-app/cwa-app-android/pull/5317 which says:

"Please get tested, for example, with a rapid antigen test, or use self-tests - preferably several over two days. If a test is positive, take a PCR test to confirm the result."

In the English text the test period goes on for two days and stops. In the German text it sounds like the user should get tested every two days, like immediately, after two days, after four days, six days, eight days, etc. with no end date specified. If I translate the English back into German, then I would say "am besten mehrfach innerhalb der nächsten zwei Tagen.", not "im Abstand".

I don't think this is going to be well described and understandable if the texts go through as they stand.

Does it make sense to do a rapid antigen test more than once a day? What is the recommended wait between tests and how many days should the user test after receiving a red tile alert?

For comparison:

According to https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Quarantaene/Absonderung.html there is a recommendation (from May 5, 2022) for people who have been in contact with an infected person that they should go into semi-quarantine (reduce contacts) for 5 days and test daily with a Rapid Antigen Test (either at a test station or using a self-test kit).

Based on that recommendation I wouldn't expect the recipient of a red tile in the app to be advised to test more often than once a day or to continue to test for longer than 5 days.

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

The English translation has been changed in Android commit https://github.com/corona-warn-app/cwa-app-android/pull/5317/commits/5434d2d9671f21f70330e85f5d2d565818cef088 to

"Please get tested, for example, with a rapid antigen test, or use self-tests - preferably several times, taking a test every two days. If a test is positive, take a PCR test to confirm the result."

This gives the English text the same meaning as the German text.

Edit: v2.24.1-rc.0 contains:

The outstanding point is that no advice is given about when to stop testing, neither in the German text, nor in the English text.

MikeMcC399 commented 2 years ago

This issue has been resolved with CWA release 2.24.1. The app no longer states that a red tile entitles to a test free of charge.

The app stores are now offering the updated version 2.24.1:

The Android 2.24.1 app displays the following advice in the case of a red tile:

red test guidelines

Remaining issues should be addressed separately.