WB Is Not Sending Equal Samples For COVID 19 Testing: ICMR

  • ICMR Nodal Testing facility has claimed that WB govt is not sending enough samples for COVID 19 testing.
  • It said that sample collection has not been as per the recommendation.
  • ICMR said that there was a big drop in samples last week, that is, 20 samples per day.
  • ICMR-NICED Director Dr. Shanta Dutta said that the sample flow is not constant from the beginning.
  • While responding to Mamata Banerjee's complaints about the lack of PPE Kits, Dutta said that ICMR has already dispatched 42,500 kits.
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