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Compulsory antigen tests for high-risk patients: Delhi Govt

The Delhi government on Sunday instructed all health care facilities to carry out compulsory rapid antigen detection testing of all high-risk individuals who visit their facilities.

“All asymptomatic patients admitted or seeking admission of following high-risk group – Patients undergoing Chemotherapy, Immunosuppressed patients including HIV+, patients with malignant disease, transplant patients, elderly patients ( > 65 years of age ) with co-morbidities and all asymptomatic patients undergoing aerosol generating interventions.”