Govt may allow on-demand Covid-19 testing after taking stock of capacity

Even as India inches closer to three million cases, the daily increase over the last five days is showing a declining trend

Dr V K Paul, member - health, Niti Aayog told reporters on Tuesday that the government would review its guidelines for testing to make it available on a on-demand basis for the general population even as the daily number of tests crossed a record of nearly 900,000 tests.

“We will review the guidelines looking at the capacity and access to people. We are almost there. We have to make sure resources are used for the very best purpose. Frivolous use is not desirable,” Paul said.

Even as India inches closer to three million cases, the daily increase over the last