TNPSC Thervupettagam

Pooled testing restriction 

April 28 , 2020 1675 days 836 0
  • The Indian Council of Medical Research announced that pooled testing can be done only in areas where the COVID-19 prevalence is less than 5%.
  • Also, the ICMR has instructed that not more than 5 samples shall be pooled. 
  • So far in India, Pooled testing has been adopted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. 
  • Though Andaman was the first Union Territory to adopt pool testing, UP was the first state to adopt the methodology.
  • Pooled Testing has been successful in Israel and Germany as well.

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