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    The document outlines India's strategy for COVID-19 testing in version 5 dated May 18, 2020. It lists 9 categories of individuals that should be tested for COVID-19, including those with international travel history and COVID-19 symptoms, contacts of confirmed cases, healthcare workers with symptoms, and patients with severe acute respiratory infections. Asymptomatic high-risk contacts should be tested 5-10 days after exposure. No emergency procedures should be delayed due to lack of testing, but samples can be taken if indicated.

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    The document outlines India's strategy for COVID-19 testing in version 5 dated May 18, 2020. It lists 9 categories of individuals that should be tested for COVID-19, including those with international travel history and COVID-19 symptoms, contacts of confirmed cases, healthcare workers with symptoms, and patients with severe acute respiratory infections. Asymptomatic high-risk contacts should be tested 5-10 days after exposure. No emergency procedures should be delayed due to lack of testing, but samples can be taken if indicated.

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    भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान पररषद

    स्वास््य अनुसंधान ववभाग, स्वास््य और पररवार


    कल्याण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार
    Indian Council of Medical Research
    Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health
    and Family Welfare, Government of India

    Strategy for COVID19 testing in India (Version 5, dated 18/05/2020)

    1. All symptomatic (ILI symptoms) individuals with history of international travel


    in the last 14 days.
    2. All symptomatic (ILI symptoms) contacts of laboratory confirmed cases.
    3. All symptomatic (ILI symptoms) health care workers / frontline workers
    involved in containment and mitigation of COVID19.
    4. All patients of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).
    5. Asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case to be tested
    once between day 5 and day 10 of coming into contact.
    6. All symptomatic ILI within hotspots/containment zones.
    7. All hospitalised patients who develop ILI symptoms.
    8. All symptomatic ILI among returnees and migrants within 7 days of
    illness.
    9. No emergency procedure (including deliveries) should be delayed for lack
    of test. However, sample can be sent for testing if indicated as above (1-
    8), simultaneously.

    NB:

    ● ILI case is defined as one with acute respiratory infection with fever ≥ 38◦C AND
    cough.

    ● SARI case is defined as one with acute respiratory infection with fever ≥ 38◦C
    AND cough AND requiring hospitalization.

    ● All testing in the above categories is recommended by real time RT-PCR test only.

    ● All changes incorporated in these guidelines as compared to the previous


    version have been indicated in bold.

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