The Center on Friday directed states and union territories that anyone suffering from fever, headache, sore throat, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of taste or smell, fatigue and diarrhea should be tested positive for Covid-19. should be considered a suspected case and should be immediately tested for infection. This order has been issued at a time when the number of cases of delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus in the country is seeing an alarming increase.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr. Balram Bhargava asked the Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs to set up round-the-clock Rapid Antigen Test Booths at various locations, involve medical and paramedical staff and A letter has been written to promote the use of home testing kits.
The letter read, “Covid-19 cases are increasing in many parts of the country along with increasing positivity rate. Initial testing and rapid isolation of suspected patients and their contacts for SARS-CoV-2 One of the main measures to prevent the spread of
It further read, “Based on past experience, it has been observed that if the number of cases exceeds a certain threshold, the RTPCR-based test leads to delay in confirming the diagnosis, as its turnaround time is around 5%. -8 hours.”
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The government said, “The estimated National Daily Molecular Testing Capacity is more than 20 lakh per day. Multiple Rapid Antigen Test (RT) booths should be set up in the identified geographical areas to provide comprehensive testing and easy access to all citizens and Must be active 24X7.”
“The use of self-tests and home tests can be encouraged for symptomatic people. Seven such home testing kits have been approved so far,” he said.
The government has asked anyone with such symptoms to isolate and follow the health ministry’s home isolation guidelines until their Covid-19 test results come.
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The Union Health Ministry said on Friday that India reported the highest number of 309 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in a single day, taking the number of cases of the new variant in the country to 1,270. With this there were 16,764 new cases of Covid-19 and 220 more deaths due to the viral disease.
According to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am, out of 1,270 patients infected with the Omicron variant of the virus, 374 have either recovered or migrated.
Of the 23 states and union territories that have reported Omicron cases so far, Maharashtra has the highest number of 450 cases, followed by Delhi (320), Kerala (109), and Gujarat (97).
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