LUCKNOW : The Yogi Adityanth government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to increase coronavirus testing by almost ten times of the present level.
The state, at present, conducts around 3,200 tests for corona infection per day. As part of the test augmenting drive, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) will also be increasing its testing capacity by two-and-half times, said the institute's Director Prof R.K.
Dhiman. "Testing is a crucial component of the coronavirus containment strategy. In fact, the UP government has decided to scale up testing further and take it to ten times of what it is now.