Shortage of VTMs squeezes PCR testing in Province 1

Contrary to the provincial government’s declaration to conduct 1,000 PCR tests per day, the province in its entirety has the capacity to perform only 450 swab tests on a daily basis.

With the increase in the number of coronavirus cases of late, the chorus of demand for increasing the scope of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests has reverberated across the nation. However, authorities are found fumbling with the responsibility to deliver.