Addressing doctors, POs and supervisors through a video conference here, he said a coordinated effort from all departments was required to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the district.
Taking note of the collective submissions made by Senior Counsel L Ravichander, Prabhakar Chikkudu, Vasuda Nagaraj, and others, the panel also directed the Centre to file a detailed affidavit explaining the deficiencies by April 27
"Dharavi model underlines importance of community-based model and community participation in any public health crisis," said Dr Pradeep Awate, Maharashtra State Surveillance Officer
The test is a rapid point-of-care nasopharyngeal swab test that directly detects the presence or absence of coronavirus antigen in the patient's body, generating results within 15-20 minutes.
"Our big picture finding is that, when it comes to public health, it's better to have a less sensitive test with results today than a more sensitive one with results tomorrow," said study lead author Daniel Larremore from the University of Colorado Boulder in the US.
The state has achieved a new milestone by conducting 50 lakhs COVID-19 tests so far and the government was aiming to increase the number of daily tests.