Antigen test to be available in all the primary health centres

▴ Antigen test to be available in all the primary health centres
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has requested the health officers to improve the testing capability to 20,000 per day.

The Bihar health division mentioned it should make Antigen testing amenities available in all subdivision hospitals of the state from Tuesday. Per week later, it should additionally be made available at all primary health centres. Adequate antigen takes a look at kits that have been made available to all districts.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has requested the health officers to improve the testing capability to 20,000 per day. 

With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar issuing orders to improve testing for novel coronavirus, the state health division mentioned it should make Antigen testing amenities available in all subdivision hospitals of the state from Tuesday.

Per week later, it should additionally be made available at all primary health centres. Adequate antigen takes a look at kits have been made available to all districts.

Nitish Kumar has additionally requested the health officers to improve the testing capability to 20,000 per day.

“People with suspected symptoms of Covid-19 will be tested using the antigen method,” mentioned Information and Public Relations Secretary Anupam Kumar on Sunday.

In a digital convention, Anupam Kumar mentioned that the symptomatic individuals will get fast outcomes and the required remedy can begin if somebody is discovered contaminated with the virus. Those with signs wouldn’t want any prescription for getting themselves examined, he mentioned.

So far, on-demand testing has already been begun in 25 hospitals and 5 cellulars (cellular) medical groups in Patna and 808 individuals have already been screened in the state capital. 305 of them had signs of corona an infection they usually have been put by the antigen take a look at.

Health Secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh mentioned that 826 individuals recovered from the coronavirus infection in the final 24 hours. With this, the variety of individuals recovered from Covid-19 has touched 16,597 in Bihar, placing the state’s restoration price to 62.91 percent.

As of now, Bihar has 9,602 lively coronavirus sufferers. As many as 10,276 samples have been examined in the final 24 hours and the overall variety of pattern tests carried out up to now in Bihar has touched 3,78,508.

The health secretary additionally mentioned that aside from Patna, antigen testing has additionally been begun at eight locations in Gaya and 6 locations in Muzaffarpur.

Story Credit ; www.indiatoday.in 

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