<p>The KSRTC’s old buses have been transformed to mobile fever clinics to remove the last mile gap between citizens and fever clinics at the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.</p>.<p>However, unlike government hospitals, those with symptoms have to pay Rs 3,750 to get a test done.</p>.<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday flagged off a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus converted into a 'Mobile Fever Clinic'. The bus is divided into two zones of beds and a consultation area with hygiene conditions.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Four mobile clinics will be deployed across Bengaluru, each of them with a team consisting of a doctor, three nurses and one lab technician with several volunteers facilitating the process. A swab collection facility is also included in the bus.</p>.<p>The team will be starting from red zones and will try to screen the maximum number of residents from these zones for symptoms and quarantine the ones who test positive.</p>.<p>At these clinics, people can also avail free tests for glucose and blood pressure levels.</p>.<p>industry</p>.<p>The swab of those with symptoms will be collected immediately for Covid-19 testing by Biognosys Technologies, authorised by ICMR, at a discounted cost of Rs 3,750, the KSRTC said.</p>.<p>“Residents also have the option to get the blood test (CBC, ESR, CRP) with SRL labs for a discounted price of Rs 300,” the corporation stated.</p>.<p>Following the Covid-19 test, the information about any person testing positive for the Coronavirus will be shared with the government.</p>.<p>The clinics have been built with assistance from Housejoy, a private company, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya and ACT Covid-19 Fund.</p>
<p>The KSRTC’s old buses have been transformed to mobile fever clinics to remove the last mile gap between citizens and fever clinics at the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.</p>.<p>However, unlike government hospitals, those with symptoms have to pay Rs 3,750 to get a test done.</p>.<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday flagged off a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus converted into a 'Mobile Fever Clinic'. The bus is divided into two zones of beds and a consultation area with hygiene conditions.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Four mobile clinics will be deployed across Bengaluru, each of them with a team consisting of a doctor, three nurses and one lab technician with several volunteers facilitating the process. A swab collection facility is also included in the bus.</p>.<p>The team will be starting from red zones and will try to screen the maximum number of residents from these zones for symptoms and quarantine the ones who test positive.</p>.<p>At these clinics, people can also avail free tests for glucose and blood pressure levels.</p>.<p>industry</p>.<p>The swab of those with symptoms will be collected immediately for Covid-19 testing by Biognosys Technologies, authorised by ICMR, at a discounted cost of Rs 3,750, the KSRTC said.</p>.<p>“Residents also have the option to get the blood test (CBC, ESR, CRP) with SRL labs for a discounted price of Rs 300,” the corporation stated.</p>.<p>Following the Covid-19 test, the information about any person testing positive for the Coronavirus will be shared with the government.</p>.<p>The clinics have been built with assistance from Housejoy, a private company, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya and ACT Covid-19 Fund.</p>
