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.