Delhi govt demands change in icmr guidelines for more covid tests

Satyendar Jain’s statement was echoed by Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh who told ANI that the need of the hour is to increase the number of tests done and ICMR guidelines should be changed

for that. He further added that he has written to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan about the same. “Anyone who suspects they're infected should be allowed to go to pathology labs and

get tested,” he said. On Friday, 12 June, the SC reprimanded the Delhi government over the way COVID-19 patients were being cared for, dead bodies of patients were being handled and also

for insufficient testing. The bench consisting of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S.K. Kaul and MR Shah said, "The number of tests conducted is low in Delhi compared to Chennai and Mumbai...Why

are tests so less in Delhi?" the bench said. "Nobody should be denied testing on technical reasons...simplify procedure so more and more can test for Covid," reported _IANS_.