National policy framed to begin antigen testing to detect COVID-19: NCOC
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Tuesday announced that a national policy had been prepared to initiate Rapid Antigen Testing to detect Coronavirus through swift method.
Executive Director National Institute of Health briefed the NCOC in Islamabad that all the provinces were taken on board to devise a unified strategy to hold antigen testing as per the international standards.
The forum was told that initially all government authorized public sector laboratories could perform the antigen tests for the specified categories.
The provincial representatives informed the meeting that all necessary arrangements were being made to hold antigen testing in all major hospitals.
