COVID-19 testing, contact tracing to be intensified in Kozhikode
The Hindu
2,135 fresh cases recorded, TPR 16.23%
COVID-19 testing and contact tracing will be intensified in Kozhikode district in the coming days. A review meeting of local body representatives on Friday decided to test at least 6% of the population every week. People in containment zones, markets, guest workers and those in clusters will have to mandatorily undergo the test. Contact tracing will be increased at the rate of 10 persons per patient. Police and Rapid Response Teams will intensify monitoring those in quarantine. Patients who do not have enough facilities at home will be shifted to domiciliary care centres.More Related News