ICMR advises states not to use the testing kits for the next two days, saying it will issue an advisory after medical teams carry out field validation of the kits NEW DELHI : Test kits for the detection and surveillance of covid-19 cases in India that have been found faulty had been procured by the Indian Council of Medical Research from China from Chinese vendors approved by Chinese authorities, a senior government official said Tuesday.
The comment comes as the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday advised states not to use the testing kits for the next two days, saying it will issue an advisory after medical teams carry out field validation of the kits.