Karnataka to increase rapid tests and optimise RT-PCR kits
The Hindu
Orders for procuring 30 lakh rapid antigen tests being placed
With an unprecedented surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, Karnataka is now planning to increase Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) from the existing less than 10% to over 30%. This follows an advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to all States to increase rapid tests as laboratories across the country are facing challenges to meet the expected testing targets due to extraordinary case load and staff getting infected with COVID-19. Accordingly, the State’s COVID-19 ministerial task force headed by Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan that met on Tuesday gave an administrative nod to the Health Department to procure more RAT kits.More Related News