Amid growing concern over the emergence of a new strain of Coronavirus, Directorate of Health Service Kashmir today asked all the Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents, Block Medical Officers to increase the RT PCR testing in the hospital under their administrative control.
In a circular issued by the DHSK which read that there is a need to monitor the holding evolving situation continuously changing nature of virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.1.529, named Omicron) variants of concern (VOCs).
“In this regard, all the Chief Medical Officers / Medical Superintendents / Block Medical Officers are hereby impressed upon to increase the RT PCR testing in the hospital under their administrative control. So as to keep a Check on the spread of the infection/ Virus”, reads the circular.