
Govt. moves to ramp up COVID-19 tests
The Hindu
Minister gives his nod for recruitment of additional technical staff
To ramp up COVID-19 tests at the Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDL) in the 14 medical colleges in the State, Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas has given his nod for appointment of 113 additional technical staff. As part of the key decisions taken by the Group of Ministers appointed by the government to control the spread of the virus, the Minister cleared the way for appointment of additional staff on contract basis for a period of six months. The move will facilitate increased number of Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) tests at the VRDLs on a daily basis.
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Under the NBS, newborns are screened for communication disorders before they are discharged from the hospital. For this, AIISH has collaborated with several hospitals to conduct screening which is performed to detect hearing impairment and other developmental disabilities that can affect speech and language development. The screening has been helping in early intervention for those identified with the disorders, as any delay in the identification poses risk and affects successful management of children with hearing loss, according to AIISH.