Covid-19 testing in Mumbai to take a hit after private players barred

In Delhi too, SRL Diagnostics was told to stop testing certain categories of patients at the end of May for a few days, officials say

With Thyrocare Technologies and Metropolis Healthcare — two of the dominant private diagnostic labs — being barred in recent times from testing coronavirus (Covid-19) samples, the testing rate in Mumbai and Thane is likely to slow down, say industry players. 

According to Maharashtra  government data, about 47 per cent tests in the state have been done at private labs. 

In Mumbai city, which is the most affected, over 40 per cent of tests were conducted at private labs, claim sources.  However, the city’s testing rate was hovered around 4,000 per day in May, and has failed to pick up beyond that even