RT-PCR tests - widely believed to be the most accurate method to detect COVID-19 - will be cut to 40 per cent of total tests by the end of next month, far from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to raise it to 70 per cent, the government announced o
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Noida: A day after TOI reported about villagers claiming that over the past 10 days there have been several deaths of people who had Covid-like symptoms, the nodal officer for Covid response in Gautam Budh Nagar, Narendra Bhooshan, visited some of the rural areas.
During the visit to Ghodi Bachera, Tilpata, Saini and Khairpur Gurjar on Thursday, he found that there were no emergency contacts of local nigrani samitis available with the residents and medical kits were not provided to Asha workers. He has directed officials to give 5-10 kits to all Asha workers in the area for emergency use. On Thursday, the district administration announced that it will now conduct extensive testing drives in all villages across Noida, Greater Noida and Jewar and all symptomatic people in these areas would be tested in the next 48 hours. “I visited five households where at least one person had passed away in the last few days. Many of them had comorbidities. They were getting treated for va
No need for RT-PCR tests if.: Check ICMR new COVID-19 testing guidelines The RT-PCR test must not be repeated in any individual who has tested positive once either by RAT or RT-PCR, the ICMR advisory stated. File photo
Updated: May 5, 2021, 12:32 PM IST
To reduce the load on laboratories, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended an advisory for COVID-19 testing during the second wave of the pandemic.The advisory stated that the RT-PCR test must not be repeated in any individual who has tested positive once either by RAT or RT-PCR and that testing is not required for COVID-19 recovered individuals at the time of hospital discharge in accordance with the discharge policy of the Ministry of Health.