Assembly elections | Counting halls up by 200% due to COVID norms
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May 01, 2021 20:14 IST
Rise in the number of postal ballots has been another reason for increasing the counting halls from 1,002 to 2,364.
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A health worker collecting the nasal swab samples of election counting agents to test for Covid-19 at Siliguri college counting centre in West Bengal on April 30.
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Rise in the number of postal ballots has been another reason for increasing the counting halls from 1,002 to 2,364.
Starting 8 a.m. on Sunday, the counting of votes for the 822 Assembly seats spread across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will take place at 2,364 counting halls following the COVID-19 protocols, the Election Commission (EC) said on Saturday.
COVID clinical symptoms, CT scans/X-rays should be used to rule out false negatives: Experts
Amid SARS COV-2 variants of concern circulating, they said RT-PCR tests do not miss mutations as the ones being used in India target more than two genes.
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A health worker in PPE kit collects a swab sample from a traveller at Anand Vihar ISBT during coronavirus screening. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Amid a staggering surge in COVID-19 cases, India s top experts on Monday said RT-PCR tests detect coronavirus in around 80 per cent of the cases, so clinical features and CT scans/chest X-rays should be used to rule out false negatives in symptomatic patients followed by a repeat test after 24 hours.
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Multiple mutations in the coronavirus over 15 months are making parts of it unrecognisable to lab tests
It starts with a cough. Then comes fever and you feel short of breath. An alarm goes off in your mind. Is it Covid? You are so relieved when the test comes out negative, but four days later you are no better. A second test confirms Covid.
Many patients have experienced this in the second wave. As
TOI reported on Tuesday, about 1 in 5 patients may get a false negative report. Sometimes, second and third tests also fail to spot the virus.
It’s worrying because the coronavirus is now fooling RT-PCR tests – the most reliable type. A false negative report is bad for the patient as they might delay consulting a doctor. It’s also bad for others, as the patient might not isolate, and spread the virus around.
Provide actual data on COVID-19 tests, positive patients: Gujarat HC to govt
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 07:47 PM IST
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The HC said though the government was not responsible for the sudden spike in cases, the state should publish data by making efforts to find out actual number of Covid positive cases so as to remove general conception from the minds of the people that data given by the state is not accurate .
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Stressing on the need to be honest and transparent in the wake of a sudden spike in coronavirus cases in Gujarat, the High Court has asked the state government to publish actual data on RT-PCR tests and people found positive for COVID-19, according to an order made available on Friday.