Darchula lacks Covid-19 testing facility

The district does not have a PCR testing facility and now it is in short supply of antigen test kits, health officials say.

Darchula has to rely on antigen tests to determine the rate of infection in the district since none of its health institutions has PCR machines. Health officials in the district say they are now facing a shortage of antigen test kits, which stands to hamper the testing rate amid a surge of Covid-19 cases.