UP became the first state to start Pool Testing of corona virus

UP became the first state to start Pool Testing of corona virus
In Pool Testing, if 10 samples are mixed and tested for COVID-19 and if they test negative, then it will be an indicator that all samples are negative. But if the test is not negative, then individual testing will be done.

 15 April 2020 Current Affairs: Uttar Pradesh became the first state to start the Pool Testing of the coronavirus samples as the number of COVID-19 positive patients reached 558. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) gave permission for pool testing to the state in order to help maximize the testing of samples on a daily basis. Pool testing is expected to boost the daily testing capacity of the state health department. 


 Pool Testing:
♦ In Pool Testing, if 10 samples are mixed and tested for COVID-19 and if they test negative, then it will be an indicator that all samples are negative. But if the test is not negative, then individual testing will be done. 
♦ This will increase the testing capacity and accelerate the process. 
♦ The health department of UP tested around 2000 samples per day in the state.
♦ The state has also commenced the telephonic consultation facility in UP under which the people can call on toll-free number 18001805145 and can consult with the doctors who have retired from the army and the government.

Uttar Pradesh:
Statehood: 24 January 1950
Governor: Anandiben Patel
Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath
Capital: Lucknow
UP is bordered by:
♦ Rajasthan to the west
♦ Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi to the northwest
♦ Uttarakhand and Nepal to the north
♦ Bihar to the east
♦ Madhya Pradesh to the south
♦ It also touches Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast

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