Aadhaar mandatory for Coronavirus testing in this State

In Rajasthan, Aadhaar card number has been made mandatory for undergoing COVID-19 testing in the state as per the fresh guidelines issued by the Rajasthan Govt.

According to the guidelines, it is mandatory that the lab technician upload all information on RT-PCR App of the person while collecting the sample.

All lab technicians have been directed to feed the Aadhaar card number of the people on RT-PCR App.

In case someone doesn't have Aadhaar card, (like small children), they are being asked to upload of any person from his/her family.

Rajasthan Govt has also directed to give Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) & Prophylaxis to close contact & caregivers of COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

According to new guidelines, it is mandatory for testing labs to provide the COVID-19 testing results within 24 hours.

Rajasthan has the capacity to test more than 40,000 COVID-19 samples in a day, it said.

According to the Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry, there are a total of 34,178 Coronavirus cases in Rajasthan including 9,029 active cases, 24,547 cured/discharged/migrated & 602 deaths.

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