Karnataka Govt takes note of increasing instances of false negative test reports

Syndromic approach to facilitate hospitalisation and treatment of patients with false negative test reports

Bengaluru, April 29, 2021: Considering the increasing number of false negative reports being witnessed in both RT-PCR & RAT testing methods, it has been decided to follow a Syndromic Approach and issue Patient Numbers for hospitalisation and treatment of such cases based on the authorization of doctors, said Dr.Sudhakar in his tweet attaching the new government order.

After the recent surge of cases in second wave, several instances have been reported where the laboratory test for Covid-19 is found negative even while the patient has Covid-19 symptoms or CT scan has detected infection.

Since the rules mandate that infected persons should have Patient Number issued by District authorities or BBMP to get admission in hospital, several patients whose report is negative have been facing the issues to get admission in hospitals.

Taking note of the issue, state government has now decided to follow syndromic approach and give patient numbers to such cases based on authorisation of doctors.

This will help Covid-19 infected persons to get timely admission and treatment, especially those who seek treatment in government hospitals and private hospitals through SAST reference.