BACKGROUND
As the Covid pandemic spread and affected the community at large, a
significant number of asymptomatic pregnant females were found positive
for the disease. Also, the turn-around time for RTPCR test reports was
long (48-72 hours) as the health facility was catering to a large number
of samples within and outside the hospital. Hence, the stay of these
infected but asymptomatic women in non-infected zone while awaiting
results posed a risk of infection to health care workers and uninfected
patients. So, a decision to screen these asymptomatic pregnant females
by a test which would yield quicker results was taken to ensure
appropriate segregation and movement of these women.