Thiruvananthapuram: Three more foreign returnees test positive in dist

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three more people, who arrived from foreign countries, were tested positive for Covid-19 in the district on Monday.
A 56-year-old man who arrived from Abu Dhabi on June 3, a 44-year-old man who arrived from Dubai on May 29, and a 42-year-old man who arrived from Dubai on May 28 were tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
A total of 742 people were brought under disease surveillance in the district on Monday. As many as 381 people completed observation period without showing any symptoms.
A total of 47 people were admitted to hospitals in the district with disease symptoms on Monday. As many as 32 people have been discharged. A total of 208 people are currently under observation in hospitals in the district.
As many as 100 samples were sent for testing on Monday. The results of 288 samples were negative. Eight people were tested negative on Monday. A total of 70 people are currently under treatment in the district.
As many as 1,934 people are currently under institutional quarantine in the district in 52 Covid-care centres.
A total of 1,608 vehicles were inspected on Monday. The number of persons under quarantine rose from 3,637 to 16,834 in the district in the past one month.
Antibody testing was conducted for health staff employed in Covid hospitals in the district on Monday. The test will continue for staff employed in other hospitals on Tuesday.
As per the advisory issued by department of health, the state is using antibody test kits to strengthen the community surveillance system which is expected to help in providing early warning signals and epidemiological information about the epidemic in the state. IgM/IgG lateral flow immuno assay based test will be used for surveillance using ICMR approved antibody tests. The main objective will be to identify the community transmission of Covid-19 and herd immunity in specific populations.
The population to be tested have been categorized under different groups of which healthcare workers like doctors, nurses and paramedical staff who are involved in patient care in government or private in/out patient departments/casualty services are included under Group 1. This is further classified as Group 1 A ; healthcare workers involved in Covid patient care and 1 B, health care workers in non-covid hospitals.