Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Karnataka government has fixed the cost of test for COVID-19 in private laboratories at Rs 2,250, an official said on Friday.
"Based on the discussions and negotiations, the cost per test has been fixed at Rs 2,250. This includes the screening test and a confirmatory test," said order by Health and Family Welfare Department's Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akhtar.
A total of 16 laboratories (11 government and 5 private) have been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for testing samples of possible COVID-19 cases in the state.
Realising that early detection of coronavirus cases and timely treatment was the need of the hour, meetings were held to rope in more private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 sample tests.
As per the protocol by the Centre, testing the samples of suspected COVID-19 cases can be taken up in private laboratories subject to conditions which include sharing the lab data pertaining to the diagnosis of COV1D-19 with the state government and with the ICMR on a timely basis.
As per the Union Health Ministry, 353 people have infected from coronavirus in the state of which 83 are cured and discharged and 13 succumbed to the virus.
Kozhikode, May 21: Six employees of a private clinic here and a taxi driver have been put on mandatory 14 days quarantine as a lady gynaecologist running the dispensary tested positive for COVID-19 in Bengaluru.
District Medical Officer Dr V Jayashree said the gynaecologist had returned to Karnataka a fortnight ago and tested positive while she was on quarantine there. Six staff members of the clinic at nearby Thamarassery and the taxi driver who dropped her inBengaluruon May 5 have been asked to go on quarantine, she said.
Patients had visited the clinic, belonging to the gynaecologist and her doctor husband, till April-end. Sources said the district administration is trying to figure out thecontacts of the gynaecologist, including pregnant women, for being quarantined.
Mangaluru, Jul 10: Among over a hundred special flights to be operated between India and United Arab Emirates under the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, five flights will be operated from Mangaluru International Airport.
The repatriation flights are also allowed to carry eligible passengers from India to UAE between July 12 and July 26.
These flights will be allowed to carry the ICA approved UAE residents on their onward journey from India to the Gulf country.
According to Air India, while flying from India to UAE, these special flights will carry only those passengers who are destined for the UAE.
Flights from Mangaluru
From Mangaluru, the first special flight will take off on July 13 at 7.30 am and reach Sharjah at 9.30 am.
The second flight is scheduled to take off on July 16 at 9.30 am and reach Dubai airport at 11.20 am.
The third flight will take off on July 19 at 11.00 am and land at Sharjah airport at 1.00 pm.
The fourth flight will take off on July 20 at 7.30 am and reach Sharjah at 9.30 am.
The fifth flight will take off on July 26 at 8.00 am and land at Abu Dhabi Airport at 10.20 am.
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