Now all the patients admitted to hospitals with cough, fever and cold symptoms will be examined by Covid-19

Posted on 21st Mar 2020 by rohit kumar

So far, 271 cases of corona have been reported in the country. In view of the increasing cases of corona, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has changed its plan to deal with it. In its strategy, the ICMR on Saturday amended that all patients hospitalized with complaints of serious respiratory illness, difficulty breathing and fever and cough will be screened for Kovid-19 infection.

The ICMR said that the corona test should be done if someone comes in contact with the corona or shows signs of corona. On coming in contact with an infected person, get your corona test done within the next 5-14 days.

 

This week Corona has spread its influence rapidly, in view of which ICMR has changed its strategies. The main goal of the change in plans is to stop the increasing spread of the corona. In the last 14 days people from foreign travels were kept under surveillance. Symptoms of corona have been found in these people. Also, infection has been seen in the health workers who came in contact with these people.

 

In accordance with the guidelines of all non-symptomatic and non-symptomatic individuals who have traveled internationally so far in the last 14 days, those who have been exposed to and confirmed symptoms from laboratory confirmed infections, and all health care workers who show symptoms Investigated for infection. Corona is in Stage-2 in the country, as of now there is no case of stage-3 i.e. community infection.

 

ICMR informed that if a case is related to community dispersal, then the testing rules will be changed further. The advisory is being reviewed periodically for testing. It is being reviewed by the National Task Force headed by VK Paul. VK Paul is also a member of NITI Aayog.

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