The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has increased coronavirus testing amid the fear of third and a rise in the cases of delta variant cases across the state.
NMMC has emphasized targeted testing to delay the third wave of COVID-19. However, it has come to light that the civic body has been implementing the policy of targeted testing over the last month.
In this, the whole family or, in some cases, the whole floor of an affected person is tested. The civic body has been testing all citizens in the building where more than five or more COVID-positive patients are found declaring it as a containment zone. For this, daily action is being taken through the concerned Municipal Citizen Health Centers and testing camps are being conducted in the hotspots under their jurisdiction.
Moreover, RT-PCR tests are also being performed on people with comorbidities, senior citizens, and people with corona-like symptoms, as well as antigen tests.
Apart from this, emphasis has been laid on increasing testing in crowded places like APMC markets, railway stations, and markets, an official from the Health Department said.
Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar has informed that the COVID-19 test report is being received within 24 hours as the corporation has its own state-of-the-art lab.
According to reports, Navi Mumbai is at the forefront in conducting tests in comparison to the population. More than 13 lakh tests have been done against a population of 1.5 million and more than 1 lakh tests have been done in the last 15 days, the commissioner said.
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