INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Health and Population stated that executing the Supreme Court & s order to conduct tests for coronavirus on all quarantined
persons throughout the nation utilizing polymerase domino effect method was an overwhelming task
Earlier, the Supreme Court had actually released an order to the government to perform PCR tests on all individuals remaining in quarantine
facilities across the nation
& It is a difficult task for us to implement the order
of the Supreme Court
There are some technical problems in conducting tests of all those remaining in quarantine centres, & stated Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari,
assistant representative for the Ministry of Health and Population
A total of 145,375 people are remaining in quarantine centres across the country
The government has carried out 75,343 tests utilizing PCR approach given that testing started in the country in January
& We have restricted resources for conducting PCR tests
There are restricted variety of screening kits and devices such as reagents necessary for PCR test, viral transport media and RNA extraction
packages for carrying out the tests
There are limited number of personnels for collecting samples and performing the tests in labs
The capability of our labs is likewise not enhanced enough to perform tests on all people staying in quarantine, & stated Dr Adhikari
The government has actually been conducting about 2,300 PCR tests every day in 20 labs throughout the country
& A a great deal of samples are already in line for tests in laboratories throughout the nation
Also, the variety of
individuals returning to the nation from India is increasing every day, & included Dr Adhikari.
As a large number of
samples remain in queue, the health ministry has felt the requirement to check the samples on concern basis.
& This will assist us identify
cases early and assist avoid transmission, & he included
According to Dr Adhikari, gathering samples when other samples are currently in line is another problem
Samples need to be kept in correct temperature level and environment for precise outcomes
Transport of samples too is another obstacle
Besides that, screening is pricey
Therefore, it is challenging for us to take samples of all individuals remaining in quarantine across the country
The health ministry states that it will follow the SC & s order
& We must and will follow the court & s order
We need to improve capacities of our laboratories and increase experienced human resources, & said Dr Adhikari
The federal government is improving the capability of laboratories to increase the number of tests
& We are trying to procure automatic extraction makers for PCR tests, & said
Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson for the health ministry
& When these automated extraction devices are acquired and set up, we will have the ability to check a minimum of 1,000 samples in each
laboratory, & stated Dr Adhikari
Besides the National Public Health Laboratories, other labs have the capacity to evaluate about 200 to 300 samples each day
NPHL has the capacity to test about 1,000 samples a day
& Nepali Army has brought PCR machines
Once the machines are installed, we will have the ability to increase the number of tests, & said Dr Adhikari
A variation of this short article appears in e-paper on June 03, 2020 of The Himalayan Times
