Govt approves antigen testing for Covid-19

The government has finally permitted antigen-based rapid testing for Covid-19 at the government healthcare centres.

A circular signed on September 17 by Bilkis Begum, deputy secretary of the health service division of the health ministry, disclosed the information on Monday.

The circular reads “Antigen-based testing has been permitted in all government hospitals, district hospitals, government PCR labs and all health institutes as per the proposal of the health directorate and the interim guideline of the World Health Organization”.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) wrote to the health ministry to allow antigen-based Covid-19 testing.