CM orders probe into Rajkot RTPCR test irregularity related news report

CM orders probe into Rajkot RTPCR  test irregularity related news report

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered probe into new reports on fake RTPCR tests of Covid19 in Rajkot. The Chief Minister has asked district collector and district development officer to immediately probe into this and take actions including suspension for those responsible.

A news report in a vernacular daily claimed that Khodapir based health centre in Padadhari area of Rajkot district had sent over 1300 samples to govt run RTPCR lab, and all samples were tested negative because the staff was not taking samples at all. The staff was sending tubes without taking samples in random names and phone numbers of staffers in order to achieve given target.

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