'Need to increase Covid-19 testing in 10 most-affected states,' PM Modi tells CMs
India, Aug. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there is a need to increase coronavirus testing in states where the testing rate is low and the positivity rate is high. He added that "if we defeat coronavirus in these 10 states then the country will also win".
Speaking at the meeting with Chief Ministers, held through video conferencing, the Prime Minister said if we defeat coronavirus in the 10 states then the country will also win.
"In States where the testing rate is low and the positivity rate is high, there is a need to increase testing there in particular, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Telangana. A view has emerged that testing should be increased in these states," he said.
"Today 80 per cent...
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