NEW DELHI: With a view to ensure strict monitoring of COVID-19 patients under home isolation, the Center has advised states to activate all COVID control rooms at the district and sub-district level, so that patients under home isolation To collate the daily status report and submit a report. Report to the district administration. States have also been asked to ensure that the COVID Control Rooms remain functional round the clock in case the number of cases in a particular area is high.
In addition, the Center has urged nine states and Union Territory To accelerate COVID-19 testing to ensure that infected people do not spread the virus to others. in a letter to Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir and A state in Eastern India, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health Aarti Ahuja Pointing to a significant decline in Covid-19 testing amid rising cases and positivity rate, he said it is a “cause for concern”.
In the absence of adequate testing, it is impossible to determine the exact level of community spread infection, Ahuja Said in his letter on 5 January.
“Considering the unexpected and highly permeable behavior omicron And the large spread of asymptomatic cases, expediting testing in the early days itself will help ensure that the infected person does not spread the virus to others,” she said.
The Center advised these states to review and ensure availability of adequate stocks of testing reagents and kits etc. and to make regular arrangements for testing facilities, consumables and logistics.
India on Wednesday saw its biggest single-day jump of 495 Omicron cases, taking the total number of Omicron-infected cases to 2,630.
In addition, the Center has urged nine states and Union Territory To accelerate COVID-19 testing to ensure that infected people do not spread the virus to others. in a letter to Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir and A state in Eastern India, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health Aarti Ahuja Pointing to a significant decline in Covid-19 testing amid rising cases and positivity rate, he said it is a “cause for concern”.
In the absence of adequate testing, it is impossible to determine the exact level of community spread infection, Ahuja Said in his letter on 5 January.
“Considering the unexpected and highly permeable behavior omicron And the large spread of asymptomatic cases, expediting testing in the early days itself will help ensure that the infected person does not spread the virus to others,” she said.
The Center advised these states to review and ensure availability of adequate stocks of testing reagents and kits etc. and to make regular arrangements for testing facilities, consumables and logistics.
India on Wednesday saw its biggest single-day jump of 495 Omicron cases, taking the total number of Omicron-infected cases to 2,630.
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