Corpn. launches targetted sampling
The Hindu
Tests conducted in shops. markets, banks, and industries as part of strategy to detect third wave early
The Greater Chennai Corporation has launched targetted sampling to take precautions for the third wave of COVID-19. Of the 4,875 tests conducted in 1,010 commercial establishments in the city on Monday, just 6 persons — 3 each in Tondiarpet and Valasaravakkam — tested positive, 3,580 tested negative and the results of 1,242 are awaited. A total of 1,294 swabs were collected from 87 markets. Among them, 6 tested positive and 756 tested negative.
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