NEW DELHI : Compared to other countries that are battling Covid-19 crisis, in India around 24 tests are conducted for one positive Covid-19 case, Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said here on Thursday.
While addressing the Union Health Ministry press briefing today, Dr Gangakhedkar said "If we see globally then in Japan, to find one positive case, 11.7 persons are tested.
In Italy that number is 6.7, in US it's 5.3, in UK it's 3.4. Here in India, we do 24 tests for one positive case." He continued saying that the rapid anti-body test is not conducted for early diagnosis, it is used for surveillance purpose. "The anti-bodies even if seen in our body cannot confirm that we will never be infected, said