Enough capacity to increase Covid-19 tests in Mumbai: Diagnostic labs

BMC chief expressed concern after daily tests dropped to 28,000 on Sunday

Diagnostic labs in Mumbai said they can conduct more Covid tests, and suggested that the drop in tests is due to the reduction in the number of flights. The withdrawal of a government order suggesting testing of e-commerce and restaurant delivery valets has also helped ease the testing capacity.
 
“Laboratories in Mumbai were stressed in early April but have increased their capacities now, and hence there are no floor bottlenecks in testing samples,” said  Dr A Velumani, founder-chairman,  Thyrocare.
 
“One reason for decline in testing in Mumbai is the reduction in air travel. The workload has reduced since