Health Ministry has said that RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) capacities have been substantially scaled up in all States.<br />''<br />''In a tweet, the Ministry said that everyday on an average more than 9.5 lakh&nbsp; samples are tested by government&nbsp; labs&nbsp; and&nbsp; more than 1.2 lakh samples&nbsp; in private&nbsp; labs.<br />''<br />''It said, at this rate, India is slated to overtake USA in testing.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, while the number of daily tests has increased as an integral part of Chase&nbsp; the&nbsp; Virus&nbsp; strategy, States have been advised that all symptomatic negatives of Rapid Antigen Tests are mandatorily subjected to RT-PCR.<br />
News On AIR | September 16, 2020 10:11 AM
RT-PCR, Rapid Antigen Test capacities substantially scaled up in all States: Health Ministry