All suspects to be tested
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 17 2020:
Further scaling up its efforts to control and contain COVID-19, the State Government has decided to test all individuals for the highly contagious virus if they are suffering from fever and cold.
According to information received from the Health Department, samples to be tested would be collected at district level before they are sent to laboratories.
Altogether 5000 VTMs (Virus Transport Medium) have been already procured for transporting samples to laboratories.
It is reported that adequate number of testing kits would reach the State soon.
As of now, only persons showing symptoms similar to those of COVID-19 and with travel history to COVID-19 affected places are tested, added the source.