Some inconsistencies were found with the sample tests for coronavirus, causing an undue delay in getting results. It is also claimed that false certificates are issued without collecting the samples.
The Hindu Access to such a certificate with the sample ID: 20253647, in which the recording of the swab time on April 22 was specified as 7.42 a.m. and the test result was created at 7.05 p.m. It turns out that the person did not submit a sample that day. but approached a middleman who arranged the certificate for £ 600. The person had to create a COVID negative RTPCR certificate for a specific purpose.
‘Wrong data’
The person claimed they filed a sample with the GGH in Anantapur on April 18 and received a sample ID 20077819. However, incorrect age and place of collection were given in the data. “I did not get the result on my phone or on request at the GGH counter until April 22nd. When I needed the certificate, I turned to the middleman as suggested by the staff at the sampling center there,” the person said. on condition of anonymity.
This is not the only such case. A Dharmavaram journalist who works with a local newspaper submitted a sample eight days ago after experiencing symptoms of fever, cold and cough. He did not receive the result until April 22nd. He was told on Friday that he had tested positive.
A majority of the people in Anantapur too The Hindu contacted, had received their results 48 hours after submitting the samples. Many of them claimed that their personal information was incorrectly mentioned.
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“After this The Hindu released a report on the delay in entering COVID19 sample data at GGH, advertisements were served to some employees about exhibition reasons, and additional staff were deployed, ”said joint collector A. Siri.
When Collector Gandham Chandrudu was made aware of this issue on Friday night, he said the administration was in the process of streamlining the testing process and hiring additional trained staff. “We will investigate these specific complaints and take appropriate action,” he said.