Health Dept to send samples for Covid testing thrice a day

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 8

In view of the rising Covid cases, the government has ramped up the testing and daily on an average 4,000 samples are being sent from the district for testing. With the sample load increasing, the number of pending reports have also increased.

The motive of testing gets defeated if the report remains pending for such a long time.

Keeping all these factors in view, District Health Department has now been directed to send the samples for testing thrice a day. At present samples are collected during the day and sent for testing in the evening.

Samples of 30 persons who came in contact with the positive cases are being collected at present.

Gurnam Singh, a city resident, said he has given his sample for testing three days ago and still his report has not arrived. “I am having mild symptoms but could not start the treatment as I am not sure whether it is simple viral or Covid,” he said.

District Epidemologist Ramesh said presently they send samples once a day but now they are planning to send thrice in a day so that the results are received at time.