Telangana Defends Less Testing For Covid-19

[Anta Assamey]

Telangana health minister Etala Rajender on Tuesday sought to defend his government for conducting lesser tests for Coronavirus in the state, compared to large scale testing in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

For the first time after several days, Rajender revealed the total number of tests done in Telangana till date – 19,063, as against 80,334 tests in Andhra Pradesh. There was nothing great in conducting more tests and reporting more cases, he said.

“What is more important is that the number of positive cases in Telangana has been coming down. Since April 22, the state has been recording only single digit cases. And number of deaths has also been stabilised,” the minister said.

Rajender made it clear that the testing in Telangana was being done purely in accordance with the guidelines issued by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).

“We don’t need to conduct tests on everybody having cold, fever and cough. If that is the case, lakhs of people in the state would have been standing before the labs by now,” he said.

He said only people with severe symptoms are being tested, hence lesser number of tests every day.

“Moreover, the tests are very costly. That is precisely why we have not allowed private testing labs to conduct the tests, they would fleece people and collect huge amounts. If there are any genuine cases, they can come and get tested the designated government labs,” he said.

Eatala also reminded that Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had strictly banned import of rapid test kits from China and other countries, as these kits would not serve any purpose.

“Our stand is vindicated now. The ICMR has asked all the states to stop using rapid test kits,” he said.

[hyperbole]

Just saw the video., Etela cheppina main reason idi

during the Markaz episode – about 10,000 tests on returnees, their primary, secondary contacts, as it was a targeted approach. That detection is complete. And now with our containment measures and lockdown, the fresh case number would be definitely less. With no big targeted group, why do more tests unnecessarily?” 
 

 

[tom bhayya]

next month ki velley medtech zone nundi tb kits konukkuntaaru ley and also rapid test kits import chesukuntaaru lets lift this next month 

[Manikyam]

6 minutes ago, tom bhayya said:

next month ki velley medtech zone nundi tb kits konukkuntaaru ley and also rapid test kits import chesukuntaaru lets lift this next month 

+1

[tom bhayya]

4 minutes ago, hyperbole said:

Just saw the video., Etela cheppina main reason idi

during the Markaz episode – about 10,000 tests on returnees, their primary, secondary contacts, as it was a targeted approach. That detection is complete. And now with our containment measures and lockdown, the fresh case number would be definitely less. With no big targeted group, why do more tests unnecessarily?” 
 

 

srikakulam lo 4 cases ela vachaayo chusaava? one guy came from new delhi vaadini quarantine lo pettaru he wanted to go back so hospital nundi certificate thechukundham ani velladu he was tested negative but his family members 3 people ki positive vachindhi they never traveled and were at home all the time. 

[Jambhalheart]

ICMR china nunchi vachina rapid test kits apeyandi ani cheppindhi anthey kaani S Korean kits ani kaadhu. TG govt's formula is No tests so no cases

Secondly 20000 kooda test cheyakundaney 1000 cases vachaayi, AP 80000 tests chesthey 1200 vachaayi !

vellu tests kavaali aney cheyadam ledhu bcoz of pressure from owaisi bros.

mari labs/hospitals mundhu janalu leru antey dhaani reason strict lockdown in many parts of hyderabad ! Also few ppl might be asymptomatic yet having Covid-19. After 1 month situation might be quite different

cases levu ani may 8th lockdown theseyochu kadhaa , lockdown thesesi haleem stalls ki permission eyochu kadha ?? evvaru endukantey they know ground realities 

[superhit3]

correct ga contact tracing chesi ...correct vallanu test cheyyadam enough. Not everyone needs to be tested. TG is doing good job in this

[hyperbole]

3 minutes ago, tom bhayya said:

srikakulam lo 4 cases ela vachaayo chusaava? one guy came from new delhi vaadini quarantine lo pettaru he wanted to go back so hospital nundi certificate thechukundham ani velladu he was tested negative but his family members 3 people ki positive vachindhi they never traveled and were at home all the time. 

Vadiki travel history unnadi kada..that is the first red and  that itself commands a test for him and his family members as per ICMR guidlines

[hyperbole]

5 minutes ago, Jambhalheart said:

ICMR china nunchi vachina rapid test kits apeyandi ani cheppindhi anthey kaani S Korean kits ani kaadhu. TG govt's formula is No tests so no cases

Secondly 20000 kooda test cheyakundaney 1000 cases vachaayi, AP 80000 tests chesthey 1200 vachaayi !

vellu tests kavaali aney cheyadam ledhu bcoz of pressure from owaisi bros.

mari labs/hospitals mundhu janalu leru antey dhaani reason strict lockdown in many parts of hyderabad ! Also few ppl might be asymptomatic yet having Covid-19. After 1 month situation might be quite different

cases levu ani may 8th lockdown theseyochu kadhaa , lockdown thesesi haleem stalls ki permission eyochu kadha ?? evvaru endukantey they know ground realities 

Secondary tests ki owaisi brothers libk endi? Adi ICMR guideline to test only symptomatic contacts ani. They stopped testing secondary contacts only recently otherwise they made 10,000 tests in markaz episode

[Jambhalheart]

AP lo 72 cases ki asalu no source i.e.. no travel history, no contact with ppl who had travel history. Few guyz say that some went to rythu bazaar & got effected with Covid, classic case of community transmission 

elanti cases annitini lite thesukunnaru TG govt.

[TOM_BHAYYA]

And tg increased quarantine period to 28 days which is good thing.

but atleast peaceful brother areas lo aina testing increase cheyali as they are not strictly following lockdown protocols

[TOM_BHAYYA]

If TG is downplaying the severity, it will be visible after 2 weeks.

[hyperbole]

4 minutes ago, Jambhalheart said:

AP lo 72 cases ki asalu no source i.e.. no travel history, no contact with ppl who had travel history. Few guyz say that some went to rythu bazaar & got effected with Covid, classic case of community transmission 

elanti cases annitini lite thesukunnaru TG govt.

That means AP fcked up the lockdown which Tg didn’t and they were diligent in tracing all 1044 markaz attendees and putting nearly 30k contacts of theirs in lockdown a month ago. In fact they are the ones who alerted central govt aboout markaz after few positives were reported in Karimnagar 

[Jambhalheart]

1 minute ago, hyperbole said:

Secondary tests ki owaisi brothers libk endi? Adi ICMR guideline to test only symptomatic contacts ani

ICMR ni pakkana pettu , ICMR eppatiki community transmission ledhu antondhi kaani ground reality enti antey kerala lo at least 25 cases with no source, AP lo 72 with no source, mumbai lo chalaa cases vunnayi with no source

GHMC limits lo 500 cases vunnayi ayina kooda vellu teat cheyadam ledhu

they r desperate to lift down and no doing enough testing. S Korea, US lanti countries aggressive testing cheyadaniki vallu pichollu kadhu kadha 

[TOM_BHAYYA]

1 minute ago, Jambhalheart said:

ICMR ni pakkana pettu , ICMR eppatiki community transmission ledhu antondhi kaani ground reality enti antey kerala lo at least 25 cases with no source, AP lo 72 with no source, mumbai lo chalaa cases vunnayi with no source

GHMC limits lo 500 cases vunnayi ayina kooda vellu teat cheyadam ledhu

they r desperate to lift down and no doing enough testing. S Korea, US lanti countries aggressive testing cheyadaniki vallu pichollu kadhu kadha 

US and S Korea lo ikkada unnattu that too Tg lo unnattu lockdown ledhu va