ICMR green signal to walk-in Covid-19 tests: report

A report in The Hindustan Times says, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its revised testing advisory, has removed the need for a doctor’s prescription for a Covid-19 test, essentially paving the way for walk-in tests.

The move comes after the Delhi high court asked why people who show no symptoms cannot get a test. The rule until now required people to either have flu-like symptoms or come in close contact with an infected person, following which a doctor could issue a prescription for the test.