The Covid-19 test through rapid antigen kits has already been started in Gurugram. The district health department has received more 8,000 kits from the Haryana Health Department on Thursday.
Covid-19 tests via rapid antigen kits had been started in Gurugram from June 25.
Dr Virender Yadav, Civil Surgeon of Gurugram, said, “We have received 8,000 kits from the Health Department. The test can be completed in 15 to 30 minutes, which will help save time and lives.”At present, it takes around two days to finalise the report of a patient.
Pathology, microbiology staff and lab technicians have been trained for use of rapid antigen kits. Patients could be detected fast with this test and sent to home or hospital isolation early. “Those, who will test negative, will have to undergo RT-PCR proceedings to cross check the status,” Yadav said.
The District Health Department is sampling 1500 cases a day and charge has been reduced from Rs 4,500 to Rs 2,400.
Yadav informed that intensive testing and tracing operations are being carried out in 8 large outbreak areas in the city of Gurugram, which has more number of corona positive patients.
“Teams of the health department have been set up in these areas, where a person can get his health checked free of cost. This campaign will be run till July 14. Separate OPD is also being conducted in these areas by a doctor to check the patients suffering from diseases other than Covid-19,” he said.
Meanwhile on Thursday, the district administration detected 151 Covid-19 cases, taking the total to 6,467. Of this, 5,377 people have recovered and one died.The Covid-19 toll has reached 103 in the district. Gurugram now has 987 active cases and 741 of them are in home isolation, officials added.