Despite WHO advice to test as widely as possible, India has chosen a different tactic - taking random samples from those presenting with acute respiratory problems
Officials are of the view that the Rs 5,000 it costs the public health system to test for Covid-19 would be better spent on longer standing health problems like tuberculosis, malnutrition and HIV/Aids, where that amount of money goes a long way in South Asia.
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