With no ID proof, homeless struggle to get tested for coronavirus

As the central government has made ID proofs mandatory for coronavirus test, the poor and homeless people are finding it difficult to get tested.

New Delhi:After the central government made it mandatory to submit ID proof for coronavirus test, the question is how the poor and homeless people without ID proof will get tested?

The government's move has caused great difficulty for the homeless people as well as the doctors as to how to treat such patients.

In an exclusive conversation with ETV Bharat, Dr. Nimesh Desai, director of Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS), said that they are facing a lot of difficulties as many homeless people who are suspected to have contracted the virus do not have any kind of ID proof with them.

Dr. Desai said that when he saw two mentally disabled persons, showing the symptoms of COVID-19, he wanted to get them tested but was unable to do so because the testing centre asked them to submit their IDs.

He further said that the government should also announce the guidelines for testing such kind of people.