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Covid-19 crisis: ICMR calls for rapid tests in hotspots as infections zoom

Daily tests doubled to 10,000; about 1,000 cases with Tablighi links reported, the govt said

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The ministry said the testing capacity had been ramped up significantly to over 10,000 tests per day to detect the deadly infection

Mumbai/New Delhi
As the number of coronavirus deaths and active cases rose sharply on Saturday, India’s apex health research body issued an advisory saying containment centres across the country start conducting rapid

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First Published: Apr 5 2020 | 0:12 AM IST

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