Bengaluru: Apart from the number of cluster outbreaks, especially in educational institutions throughout the country, and the threat of Omircron, the new Coronavirus variant is a concern, the covid-19 test level (TPR) in Karnataka remains good at safe limits.
In all 31 districts on Monday, TPR below 1%, with MySuru recorded the highest at 0.7% – far above the average state of 0.4% but also within safe limits as well.
Since the cluster outbreak at the HR College of Medical Sciences in Dharwad in the last week of November, only two districts registered TPR more than 1% – Dharwad and Mysore.
The two districts recorded TPR 1% for five days.
Dharwad recorded TPR 1.9% on November 28 and the level in Mysuru reached 1.5% in December 1.
However, fell below 1% in both districts after 2.
The state government has forced a 2% threshold of restrictions on the hour night or locking, while the benchmark that was fixed by the center was 5%.
However, the sidewalk is not possible in the near future because of the TPR in 1%.
The health department official associates low TPR to many factors that include quick detection of cluster outbreaks, aggressive search for primary and secondary individuals who test positive, and increased testing throughout the state.
However, Anil Kumar Kindergarten, the main secretary, health and family welfare, not so gung-ho.
“Low TPR is good news, but it can also reflect the fact that many cases and individual clusters fly under the radar,” Kumar said.
He said the focus was to quickly detect clusters throughout the state and isolate infected individuals.
He said the government held a meeting with officials of each division of income and asked them to see “hidden clusters” through testing and search.
“In the current situation, we must be skeptical when a district does not have a cluster,” Kumar said.
“We put every effort to detect cases and clusters so we have accurate readings about the status of the pandemic.
We can then plan improvements accordingly.” Interesting ScenarioDR MK Sudarshan, Chairman of the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) (TAC), said TPR is low despite increasing interesting cases.
“While increasing the number of tests from 60,000 to the top of one lakh is a clear reason for TPR low, more detailed research is needed to understand the right situation,” Dr.
Sudarshan said.
Meanwhile, the government has recorded a clinical expert committee (CEC) and has requested it to recommend the treatment protocol for omicron-infected people.
CEC, led by Dr.
Sachidananda, former Vicechancellor from the University of Health Sciences Rajiv Gandhi, was dissolved after the second wave of infection receded and the case dropped.
Now it has been dissolved under the leadership of Dr K Ravi, Head of Department, Medicine, Bangalore Medical College.
“Omicron infected people generally have a lighter disease version, but patients must be in institutional quarantine.
Care will be similar to the Delta case,” Dr.
Ravi said.
K’taka: Although the cluster outbreak, CPR is less than 1%
