INDIAN COUNCIL OI MEDICAL HTSEARCH

DHPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

Strategy for COVlDlg testing in lndia (Version 5, dated LelOSl2020l

L, All symptomatic (lLl symptoms) individuals with history of internationaltravel in the last 14 days.

2. All symptomatic (lLl symptoms) contacts of laboratory confirmed cases.

3. All symptomatic (lLl symptoms) health care workers / frontline workers involved in containment and
mitigation of C0VlD19,
4. All patients of Severe Acute Respiratory lnfection (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 lLt within hotspots/containment zones.

7. All hospitalised patients who develop lLl symptoms.

8, Allsymptomatic ILI among returnee$ and migrants within 7 days of illness.
I. No emergency procedure {including deliveries} should be delayed for lack of test. However, sample
can be sent for testing if indicated as above {X-S}, sirnultaneously.

NB:

. lLl csse is defined os ene withacute respirotory infection with fever 2 33.iAND cough.

r SAR/ cose ,s defined as ane with acute respirotory infection with fever 2 38:C AND cough AND requiring
hospitolization.

t All testing in the above categories is recammended by realtime RT-PCR test only,

t Atl chonqes incorporated in these auid*lin-es gf cgmpqred te the previous ve#iplt hg.lre been lndlcate(
in bold.