Mysuru adopts ‘test, trace and treat’ plan to fight resurgent COVID-19

Asymptomatic youth are becoming ‘super’ spreaders’ if the recent trend in infections are an indication

Amidst the big surge of COVID-19 cases in Mysuru, the district administration is keeping its entire focus on ‘test, trace and treat’ strategy. More stringent restrictions, barring the night curfew, appear unlikely at this stage for keeping the economic activities, unlike the previous wave, undisturbed. Mysuruis the second largest vaccinated district in the State with more than three lakh persons receiving the shots. An average 25,000 persons get the shots daily. Daily testing has also crossed the 6,000-mark with efforts to ramp up to 8,000 swab tests a day. The tracing of primary contacts has been activated by the war room. Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri on Saturday said, “Our current concern is the surge in fatalities and dearth of ICU beds with rise in patients shifted to hospitals with complications. The best way to minimise the severity is vaccination. In March, 28 people died and 15 so far in April. The laxity among the people should go and those aged above 45 should volunteer to take the jab.”