People coming in contact with low-risk corona patients not to undergo tests: ICMR

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New Delhi: The cases of corona infection in the country are increasing at an uncontrollable pace. Meanwhile, the central government has given a big statement regarding corona testing. The central government said that no person must have a Covid test after coming in contact with a corona patient unless the person is identified as a high-risk person.

The central government said that more risk here means more age of the person or people suffering from any major disease. ICMR has issued a new advisory on Monday regarding Covid Testing (ICMR COVID Testing Advisory).

The Indian Council of Medical Research is monitoring the situation in Corona and is issuing new guidelines from time to time to prevent corona infection. ICMR has issued guidelines for people coming in contact with Covid infected. ICMR said that all the people coming in contact with the infected patients need not panic and do corona testing. The ICMR said that only those people who came in contact with the infected people have been advised for Covid testing, who are either older or those who are seriously suffering from the disease.

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The ICMR said that asymptomatic people living in community places, people coming in contact with corona-infected people unless they are on the list of high risk or suffer from serious disease. Such people who have been discharged on the basis of home isolation rules or such persons who have been discharged from the Covid center on the basis of discharge rules from the hospital, such people who are traveling from one state to another, need Covid testing. are not.

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