Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has transferred its workforce from the Covid test center to the drive ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ drive, which aims to record all citizens who qualify on November 30.
Although not all RT-PCR swab collection centers are closed, most of the medical staff including those employed under the National Urban Health Mission (NUUHM) have been asked to help members drive the door vaccination team to the door.
Daily testing figures in the district have dropped to an average of 4,700 this month from anywhere between 17,000 and 23,000 during the second wave peak in April-May.
More than half of the daily tests are fast (mouse) antigen tests or carried out in private labs.
This means that the workload of public facilities has drastically reduced to give them the freedom to do other tasks.
Health officials said as testing facilities do not need a lot of personnel, they are being sent for vaccination drives where more workers are needed.
Urban Main Health Center (UPHC) continues to offer RT-PCR tests and antigens that have sufficient stock kits, but some takers.
Some additional centers begin because the large demand in the second wave has been supported by the UPHC or Covid Care Center (CCCS).
Great officials say people who need a negative RT-PCR certificate to travel to certain cities and some have symptoms of cough and some have symptoms of cough and some.
Cold comes, but the amount is quite low.
“We have stopped additional labor services requested from Nuhm according to government direction.
But now, they have been called again because the workload under ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ is very large,” officials said.
Chief of Medical Dr.
Sanjay Chilkar said.
“Because people don’t come for tests, we delegate other jobs to the staff.
However, if someone needs a test, they can visit UPHC,” he said.
Dr.
Sarfaraz Ahmed medical microbiologist, who runs a private lab, said overall there was a drop with footsteps.
“Sometimes it comes back, pregnant women first come regularly but now they seem to prefer antigen tests.
We mostly have people who want to travel or have developed symptoms after returning from outside.
Some of the local residents concerned also come but compared to that others, they are very few in number, “he said.
Retreat from the MoonMonth ———————————————– ————— —— 6,90,983may ————– 5,34,771June ——- ——- 2,74,488July —- ———- 2,19,094AGUG ————– 1,45,368Sept —- ———- 4.86.292OCT ————– 98.592NOV * ————– 81,372 * Data November to Date 17.
September data can change after clarification from a civil surgeon
NMC Transferring Covid Testing Workers to Vax Drive
