WHAT IS CONTACT TRACING
Contact Tracing
Highly infectious diseases such as Covid-19 and Ebola are transmitted through droplets and contact. In order to control their spread, it is very important to identify people who come in contact with an infected person so that they could be properly isolated, quarantined and given appropriate care.
The entire process of identification and management of people who have been exposed to any infectious disease to prevent any further transmission is called contact tracing. If properly applied, contact tracing can effectively help stop the spread of an infectious disease.
CONTACT TRACING NEWS
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Counting the true death toll
When somebody dies, there may or may not be a medical death certificate| May 06, 2022, Friday -
Covid-19: Omicron BA.2.12.1 has mutation akin to Delta, says virologist
Doctors say Covid cases rising, but not very severe patients yet| April 23, 2022, Saturday -
Singapore to further relax Covid restrictions as number of cases decline
Up to 75 per cent of employees will be allowed to return to workplaces. Wearing masks outdoors will be made optional| March 24, 2022, Thursday -
States start easing Covid-19 curbs on way to new normal as cases decline
Government sources have clarified that even if the curbs are lifted, the use of masks would continue| February 18, 2022, Friday -
Covid cases plateauing in parts but keep guard up: Health Ministry
In metros such as Delhi and Mumbai, the positivity rate has been declining over the last week| January 27, 2022, Thursday -
Omicron in community transmission in India, threat level unchanged: INSACOG
So far, 72 per cent of all samples sequenced through INSACOG have been found to be of a Covid-19 variant| January 23, 2022, Sunday -
Restrictions in place, slight fall in India's daily Covid caseload
Rising weekly positivity rate remains a concern, may point to cases going undetected| January 11, 2022, Tuesday -
Tracking multiple coronavirus variants that have been active over time
Variants of concern have been detected across continents but their designations - as a variant of concern - took varying amounts ...| November 27, 2021, Saturday -
China seals city as it battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months
In Wuhan, mass testing has shown some of its newly reported cases have a high degree of similarity to cases discovered| August 05, 2021, Thursday -
Are coronavirus vaccines working? What the real world tells us
Delta, the strain first reported in India in October, is the most worrisome detected so far| August 04, 2021, Wednesday
