Guwahati: Self Covid test kit sales have risen in most medical stores in Guwahati because the government has acknowledged home testing to be included in the cumulative testing rate.
However, in the heart of the city, which is surrounded by government health care facilities, many people queue in government hospitals for free tests.
Some of the leading distributors here said stocks from the fast antigen test kit (mice) were out of due.
Demanding Pan-India in the middle of the number of spinning Covid cases.
Health officials said fear would contract the virus when conducting a covid test at public health care facilities could not be ignored.
Himanshu Agarwal, manager in Luit Surgico, even when home testing trends for Covid recently, around 300 test kits are sold every day to retailers.
He expects that Covid testing at home will rise in the coming days when Guwahati witnessed the spread of the fastest virus among all districts in the state.
Medical shops say they don’t sell various covid brand testing brands.
The retail price of home test kits is around Rs 275 in the city, but it’s a little cheaper online.
However, free testing is still drawing hundreds of people to government facilities.
However, in rural areas in Kecatrupup districts nearby, the price of kit around RS 325.
This, a health official said, showed a price that increased due to the lack of regulations on the ground.
Medical Hospital Medical College (GMCH) Superintendent Dr.
Abhijit Sarma told TI that home testing for Covid would be almost equivalent to hospital testing.
At GMCH, he said about 2,000 tests were carried out every day.
Sarma said Covid testing at home would reduce the rush of people in GMC and thus the possibility of a virus spread while on the way to the hospital.
“Testing the house becomes equally popular in Guwahati,” Sarma said.
Assam, passengers who are vaccinated and not vaccinated need to undergo mandatory testing at the airport and the train station.
But the State Health Department has suggested double vaccinated passengers to be tested themselves voluntarily in government centers or by using the earliest home kit.