Mass testing plus vaccination
IFP Bureau28 May 2021
IFP Editorial: Before undertaking mass testing, Manipur health officials need to study the problems and issues associated with such large scale testing in other states and countries.
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IFP Editorial: Before undertaking mass testing, Manipur health officials need to study the problems and issues associated with such large scale testing in other states and countries.
No need for RT-PCR tests if tested positive once either by RAT or RT-PCR.
A central team visited Manipur from October 28 to November 2 to monitor the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manipur health director Dr K Rajo said the state is facing acute shortage of Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) kits. Hence, the urgent need to control supply of RAT kits for optional use to the public, he said.
The Union Health Ministry and ICMR have, hence, jointly written to all states and UTs and urged them to ensure that all symptomatic negative cases of RAT are mandatorily retested using the RT-PCR test.
A person, who was declared COVID-19 positive by RT-PCR test at Babina Diagnostic Centre on Tuesday, was reportedly declared COVID-19 negative following a Rapid Antigen Test conducted at RIMS casualty on the same day.
Health department needs to come clean on the subject of community transmission or spread.
The question is “How many COVID-19 related deaths would set an alarm for us to start worrying?”