RT-PCR report delays a cause for concern
Public health experts said the sudden surge in cases and mandatory report for many activities has led to a backlog too.
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A health worker collects a sample from a passenger at Majestic Bus Terminus on Monday |ASHISH KRISHNA HP
Express News Service
BENGALURU: At a time when Karnataka is facing a high Covid-19 positivity rate, a delay in RT-PCR test reports is affecting isolation of patients and contact tracing, leading to more people contracting the infection, said public health experts.Considered the ‘gold standard’ in testing, RT-PCR results usually arrive in 24-48 hours. “Now, patients are claiming that reports reach them only after three days. In some districts, results arrive after four days. This shouldn’t happen,” said a senior government doctor.
Mangaluru: 23-yr-old bride dies of heart attack after wedding night
coastaldigest.com news network
March 1, 2021
Mangaluru, Mar 1: In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old woman reportedly died of heart attack in the early hours of Monday (March 1) at her house a day after her wedding on the outskirts of Mangaluru.
Laila Aafia (23), daughter of K H K Abdul Kareem Haji, president of the mosque committee of Birpugudde near Adyar Kannur in Mangaluru taluk was married to Mubarak on Sunday (February 28).
The nikah was solemnised at Adyar Kannur Juma Masjid and the reception was held at Adyar Garden on the same day. The bridegroom had visited the house of in-laws after the wedding.