COVID-19: Nearly Half of the Population Has Already Gotten Tested by Colleen Fleiss on March 9, 2021 at 11:28 PM 43% people of the survey participants had themselves tested for coronavirus, according to the current BfR-Corona-Monitor of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). The survey, which has been conducted regularly for almost a year now, documents how the population is dealing with the situation, what they are doing to protect themselves and how they are informing themselves about the current events. "For 50 weeks now, our survey has provided insights into the current situation and its development," says BfR-President Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel. "Over time, we see that the vast majority of the population is implementing the key protective measures."