6.5 lakh children to be tested for COVID-19 in Mysuru

As many as 63,801 children had been screened so far in the district

The Health Department’s “Arogya Nandana”, a new initiative to test all children for COVID-19, has proposed to cover 6.5 lakh children in Mysuru district. As of now, nearly 63,801 children had been covered under the initiative after the experts cautioned that the children are likely to be affected during the third wave of the pandemic. The programme was launched to lay emphasis on the health of children aged between 0 and 18 years, including those studying in private schools, who would undergo screening. The missed dose of routine immunisation will be carried out for those aged between 0-5 and 10-16, a release from the department said.