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3,500 home isolation kits distributed so far: Minister

PANAJI

The Directorate of Health Services has distributed recently unveiled home isolation kits among over 3,500 asymptomatic Covid-19 patients so far. 

“More than 3,500 kits have already been distributed among home isolating Covid patients. We have a stock of around 4,000 kits. With most people opting for home isolation, our available bed capacity is sufficient to handle Covid cases,” Health Minister said.  

It was also informed that the third year MBBS students from Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim are calling on home isolation patients to collect data to help monitor their condition in a more organized manner.

Similarly, it was learnt that the DHS will soon issue renewed SOPs for contact tracing focused on the time gap between a person testing positive and testing of their family members.

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No false sense of safety: Health Minister on sudden drop in testing

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 23, 2020, 3:20 PM IST
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PANAJIGoa's Health Minister attempted to explain the sudden drop in Covid-19 testing in the state which was conspicuous in the daily bulletin released by the Health Department on October 19. Offering several reasons to explain the phenomenon, the minister insisted that the state government isn’t in the habit of peddling lies to Goans to create a false sense of safety during the ongoing pandemic.“We are not pushing for a false sense of safety. The numbers dropped on that…

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