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Government widens testing net as covid-19 cases number 100,000

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The government widened the testing net for coronavirus to include anyone showing flu-like symptoms in hotspots and containment zones, as the number of infected Indians reached 100,000 on Monday.

Besides, all migrant workers and other returnees with symptoms will be tested within seven days of falling ill, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.

The ICMR said that anyone showing symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI), healthcare workers and frontline workers involved in containment and mitigation will be tested. “All patients of Severe Acute Respiratory lnfection, asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case to be tested once between day 5 and day 10 of coming into contact, and all symptomatic ILI within

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