COVID-19: Group testing and digital technology “Aarogya Setu” - the need of the hour
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The importance of group testing, efficient utilization of the diagnostic tests and its applications are highlighted. Though it has advantages, the challenges and constraints and the need for the policy from the concerned authorities to implement group testing in a reliable manner with competent persons were brought out. Thus, with group testing and the use of digital technology “Aarogya Setu” in India, we are confident that we will be able to diagnose cases and implement surveillance activities successfully. Popularization of “Aarogya Setu” by all categories of healthcare workers, teachers, women self help groups and other users of android mobile phones in the interest of the Nation and community at large, towards disease containment were cited. However, the ethical aspects of deployment of such kind of approach as part of a multidimensional public health response, and its usefulness in infectious disease outbreaks have to be monitored.Abstract
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Forhad AZ, Rashmi K. Testing and Lockdown; how much & to what extent: An epidemiological dilemma. Indian J Comm Hlth 2020;32(2,Special Issue):228-30. https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1446/994 Baliga S, Shenoy S, Rao P. Laboratory Diagnosis, Safety and Testing Strategies of Novel SARS COV 2. Indian J Comm Hlth 2020;32(2,Special Issue):273-6. https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1461/1005 Gowda G, Holla R, Ramraj B, Gudegowda KS. Contact Tracing and Quarantine for COVID-19: Challenges in community surveillance. Indian J Comm Hlth 2020;32(2, Special Issue):306-8. https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/ 1427/1010 Bukhari SUK, Khalid SS, Syed A, Shah SSH. Smart pooled sample testing for COVID-19: a possible solution for sparsity of test kits. medRxiv preprint 2020. Available in: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04. 21.20044594v1 . Abadlhamed B, Bilder CR, McCuthen EL, Hinrchs SH, Koepsell SA, Iwen PC. Assessment of Specimen Pooling to Conserve SARS CoV-2 Testing Resources. Am J Clin Pathol 2020;153:715-8. https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article/153/6/715/5822023 Dwyre DM, Fernando LP, Holland PV. Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIVtransfusion-transmitted infections in the 21st century. Vox Sang. 2011Jan;100(1):92-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2010.01426.x. PMID: 21175659.[PubMed]
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