PMC tells hospitals, labs to follow Covid-19 testing protocols
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Pune: Private labs across Pune have been told to strictly adhere to Covid-19 testing protocols as mandated by the central govt in 2022.
Pune Municipal Corporation's health department chief Dr Nina Borade on Tuesday said that people with flu-like symptoms like cold, cough or fever are taking Covid tests without a medical prescription.
Dr Borade said, "Covid-19 is now endemic and we have not seen any alarming rise in hospital admissions due to this virus in the city this season. There is no reason for concern as of now. However, some are undergoing Covid tests and labs are conducting these tests without following protocols. This is showing up as a spike in numbers."
All positive samples are sent to NIV, Pune or BJ Medical College for genome sequencing, she added.
The 2022 advisory said tests were to be conducted only for those who are at risk, contacts of laboratory confirmed cases which includes includes elderly (over 60 years) and individuals with co-morbidity such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung or kidney disease, malignancy, obesity. Individuals travelling abroad must also be tested.
Testing may be undertaken as per discretion of the treating doctor. No emergency procedure should be delayed for lack of a test, patients should not be referred to other facilities for lack of a testing facility, asymptomatic patients undergoing surgical or non-surgical invasive procedures including pregnant women in or near labour who are hospitalized for delivery should not be tested unless warranted or symptoms develop and admitted patients may not be tested more than once a week.
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However, some patients insist on being tested for Covid-19. Dr H K Sale, executive director of Noble Hospitals, said often symptomatic patients demand a test especially if they have to travel outside the country or if they have any vulnerable patients at home.
"The recent uptick in Covid-19 cases in several countries has caused some panic among some people," he added.
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