COVID-19: Over 5 lakh tests done till Apr 22, but it’s still not enough, says govt
Apr 23, 2020
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): The central government on April 23 informed that more than 5 lakh tests have been conducted across the nation till April 22. CK Mishra, Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, said, “On March 23 we have done 14,915 tests across the country and on April 22 we have done more than 5 lakh tests.” “If a rough calculation is done it is about 33 times in 30 days. This is not enough and we need to ramp testing in this country,” the Environment Secretary further added. CK Mishra is also Chairman of Empowered Group-2. The government has created 11 empowered groups for guidance in the wake of pandemic coronavirus. The Empowered Group-2 is taking care of availability of hospitals, quarantine and isolation facilities, disease surveillance and testing.
