Chennai: A team of health experts has lauded Tamilnadu government for the high number of testing and said it should continue.
Dr Prabhdeep Kaur, a key member of the government appointed panel, said, “We are in (the midst of a) pandemic–there won’t be a situation without cases..there will be waves, sometimes the cases will increase, sometimes they will decrease. We have to control the cluster waves by using the right strategy and should not panic but focus on control measure.”
More community participation, strict adherence of health protocols like social distancing, including in workplaces and wearing mask is key to handling the contagion, she said.
She said the State had managed to keep the fatalities low due to quicker intervention, and termed it an achievement.
Stepping up testing has allowed the government to map the affected areas to accordingly devise its strategy. “So the commiittee”s recommendation is don’t decrease the test (samples) as it would alone give a picture on the spread,” she said.