Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that countries should examine people to detect cases of Coronavirus infection and those who do not have signs of infection. This stance is in contrast to the recent changes made by the US in its policy. Earlier, the US Health Agency changed its policy saying that people exposed to infected people who do not have symptoms of infection need not be tested.
WHO technology head for Covid-19 Maria Van Kerkhove told a press conference that “the investigation should be extended and those in which the symptoms of infection are either very mild or present.” No.” Prior to a change in the policy of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local health officials were told that any person who arrived for more than 15 minutes within a 1.8-meter radius of infected people would be investigated. However, according to the new guidelines, if people in close contact with infected people do not have symptoms of infection, then there is no need to get them tested.
“It is very important that the investigation is taken as an opportunity so that infected people can be isolated, their contacts can be traced,” Kerkhove said. This is the basic need to break the link of infection. ” He said that it is a matter of concern that people are no longer following the rules of social distance strictly. According to Kerkhove, it is necessary to maintain a distance of at least one meter even after wearing a mask.
