: Coronavirus: No lapse in screening, health minister tells Lok Sabha #IndiaNEWS Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that the government was making efforts to contain the

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Coronavirus: No lapse in screening, health minister tells Lok Sabha #IndiaNEWS
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that the government was making efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and there had been no lapse in screening of people entering the country. The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 73 on Thursday after the latest government data included nine new patients from Maharashtra, three from Uttar Pradesh, and one from Ladakh.Vardhan requested parliamentarians to help in spreading awareness about the virus. He said everyone coming to India was made to fill the forms about their thermal history. “They are then put through thermal screening,â€? he said. “Not all symptoms are visible right away. However, they can develop in the next 14 days. This is why we share data related to any suspicious patients with authorities across the country. There are over 30,000 people on community screening.â€?He elaborated on the laboratories that are conducting tests. “The National Institute of Virology in Pune is our central reference lab,â€? said Vardhan. “After this we started with 15 labs because this is not a routine test, it can’t be tested in every laboratory. Even now, despite this being such a big task, activities are being coordinated at 51 laboratories across...Read more

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