Pune: The Maharashtra Health Department this week asked 105 government-managed laboratories to increase RT-PCR testing against the possible third-19-wave background.
The government laboratory was told to test more samples now because his current request was lacking and prepared for the next wave.
The advisor came to follow the state struggle to increase the average RT-PCR testing.
Senior officials from the Ministry of Health claimed that the government laboratory still had not enough to test even though it had adequate facilities.
“We have the capacity to carry out almost two lats tests every day, but we do not see the number.
We need to ensure that the government laboratory increases their capacity by exploring more staff and cellular vans to collect samples from the interior area,” said a public health official , Officials from the Ministry of Medical Education also stated that they had directed officials to increase RT-PCR testing in all districts that remember the third wave.
Public health department officials emphasize that most districts will be lagging in front of RT-PCR testing unless government laboratories increase testing.
“At present, the fast antigen test (mouse) is being used significantly in the interior.
The district collector must ensure that the government laboratory operates at their maximum capacity to collect RT-PCR test samples from distant areas,” other officials said.
Government laboratory authorities claim that they slowly improve the RT-PCR test facility by increasing shifts.
They claim that they have achieved 50% RT-PCR testing in the state.
The government managed laboratory will slowly increase the cellular collection van for interior, representatives of the state government laboratory.
The Ministry of Health said the number of antigen tests was still more than RT-PCR tests in many districts.
With a weekly ponytite level assessed based on the RT-PCR test, all districts have been told to increase the number of gold standard tests to detect Covid cases.