Live
- LS polls: Union Minister Bhagwanth Khuba, Dingaleshwara seer, Priyanka Jarkiholi file nominations in K'taka
- Amid show of strength, Congress’ Praniti Shinde files nomination from Solapur
- Tamil Nadu Police gives clean report to Isha Foundation in missing volunteers case
- Home Minister Amit Shah to address public meeting in Goa on April 24
- Gurgaon Open: M Dharma fires 67 for two-shot lead on penultimate day
- Sharad Pawar made many attempts to finish Shiv Sena, claims Maha minister
- Former England opener Raman Subba Row dies aged 92
- IPL 2024: Impact player rule is affecting the progress of half all-rounders, says Zaheer Khan
- ‘Teppa samudram’ review: Entertains with twists and turns
- ‘Market Mahalakshmi’ review: Blends humour and heartfelt moments
Karnataka: Covid tests must for people who show ILI, SARI
Covid-19 cases breach nine lakh mark in Karnataka
The state health department on Wednesday ordered the private medical establishments to conduct COVID tests on all patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI)
Bengaluru: The state health department on Wednesday ordered the private medical establishments to conduct COVID tests on all patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI).
"All private medical establishments treating ILI/SARI patients are instructed to either test patients for Covid infection if they have in-house testing facility as per testing rates notified by the government or draw swab of such patients for sending them to ICMR approved private or government labs," the order read. The order mentioned that Covid cases are increasing and that symptomatic carriers who have a higher viral load are the major source of the spread.As of now the private medical establishments were asked to enter details of ILI/SARI patients on a health portal.
The health department noted that ILI/SARI patients were sent to swab collection centres in the state for testing. However, in many cases, the patients are not being tested, resulting in late identification of Covid infection and consequently more fatalities.
