Ministry of Health has said that the Central Government and ICMR have scaled up the testing&nbsp; infrastructure for COVID-19 in a calibrated manner.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Ministry of Health in a tweet said that India's testing capacity has touched 15 lakh samples ensuring easily accessible COVID-19 tests by all.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''It said, very high levels of testing lead to early identification, prompt isolation and effective treatment of COVID-19&nbsp; cases.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''This also leads to low Fatality Rate.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The Ministry said, India's Positivity Rate is steadily maintained below 10 per cent.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''It said, several States and Union Territories are exhibiting Positivity Rate higher than the national average indicating a need for aggressive and widespread testing.<br />
News On AIR | October 6, 2020 8:56 AM
Central Govt, ICMR scale up testing infrastructure for COVID-19: Ministry of Health