translated from Spanish: In Michoacán Covid-19 tests only in State Laboratory

Morelia, Michoacán.- In Michoacán tests for Coronavirus or Covid-19 are analyzed by the state laboratory of the Michoacán Ministry of Health do not require the review of the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference.
This is a process similar to the one followed with the National Network of State Laboratories, which for a week have already accredited quality controls and were released to carry out the tests without the need for the results to be corroborated by The Indre.
According to the SSM doctor, Onorato Rodriguez the tests that are taken
“These are TCR tests taken from the mucosa dd throat and nose, the means of transport called Hans, is in a specialized way and for this were trained the pharmacobiologists of the Ministry of Health of Michoacán.
With the exception of two hospitals in Mexico City hospitals and private clinical laboratories are not authorized by the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (Indre) or the Federal Commission for the Protection of Health Risks (Cofepris) Covid-19 diagnostic test.
As reported by these units private establishments offer studies, but the results have to be supervised by the Indre.
It was also known that some laboratories and private hospitals in the entity lack the test, but those who do offer it get to charge up to 15 thousand pesos for it.
In this sense, it is important that citizens report on symptoms and above all care is exercised with the elderly and chronic-degenerative patients.
It stated that the State Laboratory has the utmost certainty about the quality of its outcome. Its cost of production is 800 pesos.
To perform the test on a patient, the patient must comply with the Covid-19 protocol: to have symptomatology such as fever, dry cough, shortness of breath and who has had contact with another person who has already been diagnosed as a positive case; otherwise it cannot be applied.
It should be noted that in Mexico City the ABC Hospitals of Observatory and the Angels Interlomas obtained the permission of the Indre to carry out tests.

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