Doctors of PMCH in Dhanbad test people for symptoms of the novel coronavirus on Sunday. “We felt that for a population of over 3.29 crore, some 200 tests are too few, and hence we demanded that the scope of tests be expanded,” Singh said. Fearing lack of preparation to fight a calamity-like situation, doctors also demanded the state health department scale up facilities for Covid-19 tests and more protective gear for frontline health workers. Kulkarni told doctors that tests were being held as per guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and also going beyond the guidelines to examine all high-risk persons or those showing symptoms of Covid-19. The government-run PMCH administration, which preserved the body in the mortuary alerted the district health department that sent the throat swab of deceased for mandatory testing at Ranchi.

Source: The Telegraph March 29, 2020 18:45 UTC