Early hospitalisation, more tests: Shah's inputs to limit Covid-19 in NCR

He said the adoption of more testing via Rapid Antigen Test Kits will help reduce infection transmission rate below 10 per cent

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday emphasised on carrying out more Covid-19 tests in the NCR cities of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana using Rapid Antigen kits, and suggested that focus should be on reducing mortality rate by ensuring early hospitalisation of patients.

The suggestions were made at a high-level meeting chaired by Shah, and attended by the chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi -- Yogi Adityanath, Manohar Lal Khattar and Arvind Kejriwal, respectively -- and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, besides others.

The Home Ministry said in a statement that Shah held the meeting with the three chief ministers