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Dr A Velumani, managing director of Thyrocare Technologies talks of the hold up in testing and why the problem is universal. What is happening with the availability of testing kits? Reports suggest there is a huge shortage of RT-PCR kits, is that true? Is there enough capacity right now to fulfil the obligation of having 70% of all tests be RT-PCR in the state? There is no shortage of reagents, what is probably happening is that there is no more capacity. What that means is that laboratories are at their total capacity. If a city like Mumbai has the capacity to do 50,000 tests a day and dem...

COVID-19 test labs across the country are at their limits, says Thyrocare Tech MD, Dr Velumani SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 14, 2021, 12:56 PM IST Share Synopsis We came down to as little as 20% capacity in January, but, in these last eight weeks there has been 100% growth, every week. Amidst these rising loads, we cannot do more, without more people, says Dr Velumani. Agencies Dr A Velumani, managing director of Thyrocare Technologies talks of the hold up in testing and why the problem is universal. What is happening with the availability of testing kits? Reports suggest there is a huge shor...