Reacting to this, city doctors said that the Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was often considered the ‘gold standard’ test for the detection of covid cases.
In the last 24 hours, India has reported a sharp surge in the daily COVID-19 cases. As per reports, total number of active cases of COVID-19 in India stood at 4,054 with Kerala emerging as the largest contributor. TheHealthSite.com
The CM outlined the formation of a cabinet sub-committee, the leadership and members of which will be determined during a forthcoming cabinet meeting. This sub-committee will maintain regular interactions, including meetings with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which consists of experts.
Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 22 covid infections including 19 in Bengaluru with a test positivity rate of 5.09%. Overall, 20 patients are in various hospitals of the state including seven in ICU.