COVID-19: Mobile testing labs to be deployed at all crowded places

Determined to stem the rise in COVID-19 cases, the BBMP is ramping up testing, improving contact tracing and expanding the vaccination drive. These are three pillars of a renewed action plan to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 in the city, said officials. Mobile COVID-19 testing labs, equipped to conduct both RAT and RT-PCR tests, will soon be deployed at all prominent crowded places, such as markets, malls, and bus and railway stations, to conduct random tests. The civic body will also issue guidelines for tie-ups with residents’ welfare associations (RWAs), apartment associations, educational institutions and even marriage venues to conduct random tests.