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ICMR ask states to halt the use of Rapid testing kits | Samvidhaan ki Shapath

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday, asked states to stop the use of rapid testing kits of Covid-19 for at least two days as they were giving inaccurate results. Addressing the media, ICMR Chief Scientist Raman Gangakhedkar said, "We had received complaints from one state on Monday. On Tuesday, we asked two more states if they also experienced the same problem. The difference in the results of RT-PCR positive samples is huge, 6 to 71 percent, at some places. We have advised states to halt its use for two days."

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