Coronavirus: Odisha asked to increase RT-PCR tests
While the testing has reduced significantly over the last one week following the decline in new cases, over 85 per cent of tests conducted in Odisha are RATs.
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BHUBANESWAR: Even as the daily Covid count has dropped below 500 in Odisha, the reduced tests leading to rise in test positivity rate (TPR) has prompted the Centre to direct the states to increase testing and limit the use of rapid antigen tests (RATs).
In a joint letter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Secretary (Health Research) Dr Balram Bhargava have expressed reservations about excessive use of RATs and asked states to restrict the use of the rapid tests to only 30 to 40 per cent of the total Covid-19 tests.