Omicron COVID-19 variant | Health Ministry directs States to enhance testing
The Hindu
Health Ministry writes to State Governments stating that in the absence of sufficient testing, it is extremely difficult to determine the true level of infection spread
Cautioning that overall testing as well as the proportion of RT-PCR tests have declined in some States, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on November 28 directed that “ample testing infrastructure need to be operationalised to tackle any surge due to Omicron, the mutated Covid virus”.
The Ministry has written to State Governments stating that in the absence of sufficient testing, it is extremely difficult to determine the true level of infection spread.
“States must strengthen the testing infrastructure and strictly implement the testing guidelines,” said Mr. Bhushan.
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