Angry on being pushed to collect swab samples of the suspected patients of the COVID-19, the association of lab technician has demanded that guidelines of Central Government should be enforced in sample collection.
In a letter directed to the director general (DG) of State health services and Principal of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) Dehradun, the Uttarakhand Medical Lab Technicians Association has said that the government of India has authorised ENT surgeons for collection of swab samples of suspected patients of COVID-19.
In the letter the general secretary of the association, Manoj Mishra said that the GDMC has 40 pathologists, Microbiologists and ENT surgeons but dangerous task of sample collection is being done only by the seven lab technicians who have so far taken 400 samples.
He said that not even a single technician was sent to quarantine after the report of sample collected by him was found positive for the disease.
The association also claims that the technicians are not trained to collect swab samples due to which chances of false reporting are also there.
The Principal of GDMC, Dr Ashutosh Sayana said that the all precautions are being exercised for collection of samples.