<span style="color: #222222;">Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has advised all concerned State Governments, Public and Private Institutions and Hospitals to take required steps to scale up testing for COVID-19.<br />'' <br />'' It has asked to deploy combination of various tests which includes real-time RT-PCR, rapid antigen testing and antibody testing for serosurvey.<br />'' <br />'' ICMR said, test, track and treat is the only way to prevent spread of covid-19 infection and save lives.<br />'' <br />'' It said that the testing should be made widely available to all symptomatic individuals in every part of the country.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The contact tracing mechanism for containment of infection has to be further strengthened.</span>