BENGALURU: Inadequate analysis of data from states by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is worrying doctors and public health experts.
They say this could indicate under-reporting of the novel coronavirus cases, obscuring the true picture of the spread of the disease.
ICMR is the only authority in the country that is authorised to release state-wise data on the number of people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As per rules, ICMR’s National Institute of Virology (NIV) receives detailed information about each individual tested from every testing lab. “A detailed picture is the need of the hour.