Avoid spreading misinformation and panic: Health Ministry

At the level of ICMR we have sufficient amount of kits as far as RT PCR test is concerned. Not only sufficient amount of kits are available but we have also parallelly ensured geographical adequacy: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health.

''Stigma should be addressed through an intensive campaign. We've to understand that there is no risk of transmission from recovered patients. They, in fact, can be a potential source of healing for antibodies using plasma therapy'', he added.