Kalaburagi (Karnataka):The district administration of Kalaburagi in Karnataka has begun COVID-19 testing in rural areas through Primary Health Centers (PHC).
"We will test patients coming to OPDs according to their symptoms. RT-PCR testing is compulsory for symptomatic patients," said Administrative Medical Officer of Kalhangarga PHC.
She said that the testing is done according to the guidelines of World Health Organisation (WHO), and added that testing has been started in every rural Primary Health Centers in the district to contain the spread of the infectious virus.
An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) of the area told media that most people in the area don't know about COVID-19 and have to be educated and persuaded to come down for testing.