COVID-19 JN.1 outbreak: Should you be taking the RT-PCR test?
Dr Lancelot Pinto, senior pulmonologist and epidemiologist at Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital, emphasises testing for rolling out preventive protocols faster among high-risk group
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Dr Lancelot Pinto, senior pulmonologist and epidemiologist at Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital, emphasises testing for rolling out preventive protocols faster among high-risk group
India had issued revised guidelines dropping the requirement for RT-PCR-based testing of a random 2 per cent of travellers entering India in July.
Indore: State health authorities identified laboratories for RT-PCR testing of Covid-19 suspects across 52 districts in the state and those in medical.
With one confirmed case of JN.1, the new Covid-19 variant, and the reporting of 14 new cases on Wednesday, the medical fraternity is on high alert.
The Centre has asked states to put in place requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimise the risk of increase in transmission of the disease by adherence to maintenance of respiratory hygiene. "Ensure effective compliance of the detailed operational guidelines for revised surveillance strategy for Covid-19 as has been shared by the Ministry and Family Welfare," the letter said.