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LUCKNOW/ MUMBAI: In a bid to speed up Covid-19 tests in the state, Uttar Pradesh government has decided to adopt group testing or pooled sample testing, which is being used in Germany and Israel at present to contain the virus spread. Maharashtra has also sought permission from the Centre and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) to allow pool testing, state health minister Rajesh Tope said in Mumbai on Saturday.
The method involves mixing of several samples to create a large or super sample and putting them up for test in one go instead of testing every single sample one at a time. It’s not new and was used widely by the US to screen pa