Ranchi: The testing capacity of state-run RT-PCR labs has taken a hit owing to manpower crisis amid a fresh surge in cases.
As per health department records, the total number of tests conducted in a single-day in this month hasn’t crossed the 20k-mark barring Tuesday when the total number of tests was 27,260. The testing numbers recorded in the first five days of April were 15,529, 16,943, 19,741, 12,072 and 18,230, respectively.
According to the directions of the health department, Covid-19 tests in the state are to be conducted in a 70:30 ratio wherein 70% of total tests have to be carried out through the RT-PCR method and the rest 30% through TrueNat and Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) kits. On April 6, a total of 19,082 RT-PCR tests were conducted across the state, but during the peak of the first wave this number had crossed a lakh.
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MUMBAI: Nine men, including two friends of a Jaipur-based trader have been arrested for allegedly robbing him of Rs 25 lakh on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway at Vasai last month.
Harihant Pabuwal (27) deals in masks and sanitisers and was doing good since Covid-19 pandemic started.
Harihant came to Mumbai last month for business and stayed in a 5-star hotel in Andheri. He was in touch with his friends, including Parth Jani (26) and Rabani Parel (28) from Thane.
On February 26, Pabuwal was headed back to Jaipur in his car when he was intercepted on the highway in Vasai.
Six masked men threatened him and took away 25 lakh cash from him. Pabuwal registered a case of dacoity with Valiv police. In his complaint, Pabuwal said that some of the men posed as cops and took away his money.