In Maharashtra, the BMC has decided to do Covid-19 tests of frontline Corona Warriors which includes all the staff of BMC in different sectors like health, sanitation, sewage. Police personnel who are performing their duties are also included in the testing process and the initiative began from yesterday. AIR correspondent reports that , considering the continuous exposure of various government and private employees to the Corona virus, who are frontline Corona warriors for past four months, BMC has began testing for all these Corona Warriors from yesterday.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Various personnel who are working in main and suburban hospitals, health centres, clinics, health volunteers and also the health workers who are serving &nbsp;non-covid patients and also those who are directly working on field like health, sanitation and sewage workers will be tested for Covid-19 with the help of antigen test kits. The volunteers of NGO's would also be included in the precautionary testing process. All the police personnel who are posted for naka bandi duties, and other Covid-19 &nbsp;related duties will be tested with the antigen kits. These test are being done according to the ICMR guidelines and the camps are being held in all the 24 wards following all the norms including social distancing.</span><br />
News On AIR | July 25, 2020 9:12 AM
Maharashtra: BMC decides to do Covid-19 tests of frontline Corona Warriors