As India Crosses 40 Lakh Coronavirus Cases, IMCR Allows 'Testing On Demand'

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing ‘testing on demand’ for individuals but left it to states to modify the approach as per their discretion. It also advised testing on demand for “all individuals undertaking travel to countries or Indian states mandating a negative COVID-19 test at the point of entry”.