Chennai: With the spread of Covid-19, which was once rapid in Chennai, coming under control, te Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced that 5 lakh RT-PCR tests have been carried out in the city till date to identify Covid-19 patients and provide treatment.
According to the civid body, Chennai is the first metropolitan in the city to have carried out 5 lakh tests. “Chennai stands as the first metropolitan in the country to have conducted 5,00,000 RT-PCR tests for its residents to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” tweeted the Corporation.
On how the pandemic spread was controlled in the metropolis, officials said, “aggressive and focused testing has helped Chennai control the spread of Covid-19. Positive cases are identified at an early stage with the help of door to door surveillance and fever camps.”
“The Corporation has introduced mobile testing centers in densely populated areas to identify potential cases and avoid unnecessary movement of asymptomatic patients,’ they said adding: ‘Once if someone is found symptomatic, we quarantine them till their results come out. If they are negative, we will tear off the sticker, and if found positive due procedure will be followed.”
Poiting out that there used to be a time when Royapuram and Tondiarpet witnessed 200 cases per day, officials said, “now we are getting maximum 50-80 cases a day. The testing has been increased, the positivity has substantially reduced.”