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Coronavirus: Diagnostic labs say they need more supplies of material used in COVID-19 testing
New Delhi:
A large diagnostic chain has sounded caution over an impending shortage of material used in testing for COVID-19 amid a surge in cases across the country in what is now being called a deadly second wave.
Thousands and thousands of people have been scrambling every day to send their samples for Covid testing. This surge in testing volume has added to the pressure of diagnostics labs across towns and cities. As the city grapples for oxygen and hospital beds, the latest update regarding shortage of supplies of essential testing reagents for inflammatory marker tests such as IL6 (interleukin 6), D Dimer and CRP is becoming another problematic area, Dr Arjun Dang of Dr Dangs Lab said in a statement.
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