India’s Testing Capacity For COVID-19 Surges To 3 Lakh Samples A Day; Over 900 Labs Functional Nationwide

In a significant development, the national capacity for daily testing of COVID-19 samples has surged to three lakh samples a day even as the nation is already testing around 1.5 lakh samples a day, reports Times of India.

The surge in capacity comes with the addition of more laboratories, both in the public and private sector which have been permitted to conduct testing of possible COVID-19 samples. The total number of such laboratories now stands at 907, of which 659 are being run by the various Governments while the rest are being run by private players.

The development comes after the intervention by Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah who has so far held multiple meetings with ministers, officials and authorities at both Union and Delhi Government level to contain the situation in the city.