Labs in Ernakulam barred from conducting COVID antigen test
The Hindu
Collector issues order in wake of 90% of eligible population getting at least one dose of vaccine
District Collector Jafar Malik has issued orders prohibiting the conduct of COVID-19 antigen tests at government and private laboratories in the district.
The order was issued in the wake of 90% of the eligible population receiving at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. From now on, antigen test will only be permitted based on recommendations made by doctors during emergency.
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