New RT-PCR testing centre to come up in Puttur
The Hindu
The Dakshina Kannada district administration has proposed to set up a new RT-PCR testing centre at Puttur to hasten the sample testing for the early diagnosis of COVID-19 and to reduce delay in the an
The Dakshina Kannada district administration has proposed to set up a new RT-PCR testing centre at Puttur to hasten the sample testing for the early diagnosis of COVID-19 and to reduce delay in the announcement test results. “I have asked the engineering division of the Health Department to submit the plan for the new centre at the place identified in Puttur. We hope to have it in shortly,” Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra told The Hindu. Puttur required the government testing facility because of the time taken to reach nasal and throat samples from Puttur, Belthangady and Sullia taluks to the testing centre in Government Wenlock Hospital, which is the only government centre doing the testing during the second wave, in Mangaluru. “It takes nearly a day to bring samples from these taluks to Wenlock Hosptial and hence there has been delay in giving test reports,” Dr. Rajendra said. The district administration is working to ensure that reports are made available within 24 hours as there has been significant increase in testing of primary and secondary contacts, he added.More Related News