COVID-19 testing is necessary to break the chain of transmission, says health expert
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, a health expert says it is important that we get tested to break the chain of transmission as avoiding the test and just assuming the presence or absence of COVID infection will lead to carelessness. Therefore, it is important that you get yourself tested and then go through strict isolation measures so that we can break the transmission chain," said Dr Arvind Kumar, senior surgeon, Medanta hospital. Meanwhile, India reported 2,47,417 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. Out of the fresh infections of COVID-19 logged in the last 24 hours in the country, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was found in 5,488 cases.