New Delhi: Low testing seems to be one of the main reasons behind the reduced number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi and other parts of the country.
Asymptomatic contacts are infected individuals, except for parents and those who have comorbidity, not tested in accordance with the latest advisers by the Indian Medical Research Council.
Even hospitals have relaxed the rules of testing asymptomatic patients who undergo surgical procedures.
But will this have an impact on pandemic detention that remains a community health threat? Dr.
NK Mehra, the leading immunology and former Dean of all Indian medicine, said it would not.
“The majority of Covid-19 cases which are reported currently caused by the Omicron variant.
It is very contagious and has spread in the community.
We cannot depend on tests, traces, isolates and treat strategies again.
It is wiser to test individuals who have symptoms and pay attention Medical on time on those who develop severe infections, “added Mehra.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, one of the core management strategies is to test, track, isolate and treat.
Dr.
Chandrakant Lahariya, epidemiology and public policy experts, said excess testing was unreasonable.
“For an individual, testing can be useful if the initial identification of the disease guarantees a particular management strategy or medical intervention.
In the case of Covid-19, the treatment is mostly a symptom.
Therefore, it does not make sense to test asymptomatic contacts,” he added.
Even from a public health perspective, Lahariya said testing on the mass scale was not needed at this time because this disease had spread to the community level.
“During the initial phase of the pandemic and even when the third wave begins, testing and search remains important so that we can prevent disease spread.
It is no longer possible, especially with this very translisting variant in the game.
On the contrary, we must focus on vaccination for maximum people because of data due to data Indicates that what is not vaccinated is the highest risk of developing severe or dead symptoms because Covid-19 caused by a new variant, “Lahariya added.
Dr.
Aashish Chaudhry, Managing Director of Aakash Healthcare, said the targeted test was good.
“It won’t control the pandemic, but it will reduce panic and chaos that affect the psychological status of people.
These tensions cause mild flu such as disease and our focus must be in symptomatic cases and those who are at high risk.
If you follow the behavior that matches Covid and wearing Masks, do not need to be tested because it will not change harmless diseases and will only add gim numbers.
There is no sudden development of Covid which leads to severe covid pneumonia observed in this wave because of the omicron variant, “he added.
Dr.
HK Mahajan, HOD, anesthesia at the center of Indian spinal injury, has a different opinion.
“This is not a wise strategy not to test patients without symptoms.
They will spread infection to others inadvertently.
More testing, insulation detention and supervision will control the pandemic.
Without testing, a person will not be able to know the right number of cases,” he said.
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