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Plans to open more labs for testing Covid-19

Plans to open more labs for testing Covid-19

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Friday (April 24) that the number of patients under investigation (PUI) has risen significantly since April 7 due to a change in criteria.

According to the Public Health Ministry, there have been 47,786 PUI since March 1, with 2,839 persons or 5.94 percent testing positive before April 7. However, as soon as the criteria was changed, the numbers increased significantly, with up to 19,010 people being listed as PUI and 619 or 3.26 percent confirmed to be positive.
Also, the laboratories are now capable of conducting more polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which can result in more cases being identified. Taweesin said labs in Bangkok should be able to conduct 10,000 tests per day or around 835 tests per area on average.
However, in reality, only 2,000 tests are conducted across the nation due to a lack of test materials.
Meanwhile, the Public Health Ministry has verified 123 laboratories for Covid-19 tests and aims to open more state and privately-owned labs in different parts of the country.

Plans to open more labs for testing Covid-19

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