BRIEFLY Aggressive sampling being done in Valley: Health Director

Srinagar:The Director, Health Services Kashmir (HSK), Dr Samir Mattoo, recently said an aggressive sampling process had been launched in all districts across Kashmir division with an aim to take 800 samples for Covid testing per day. “The process will provide a big relief to Covid-19 patients and we will also be able to provide rapid and better response while treating them,” Dr Mattoo said.

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He said after the HSK trained 157 lab technicians from all Valley districts, the sample collection across the province has risen significantly in the past five days.“It has enormously decreased the burden of shifting of the suspected patients to CD hospital and SKIMS for testing,” he said.— TNS