'Chinese materials are full of sawdust': Sena slams Centre over faulty Covid testing kits

Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece Saamana on Wednesday questioned Central government over Rapid Testing Kits ordered from China. In its editorial, Sena said that Central government in its policy me clear that states will depend on Centre for medical materials but first consignment of 20 lakh rapid testing kits from China is faulty and of use. Sena also said that US President calls coronavirus as 'Chinese Virus' but we still chose to trust China over materials. 

"As per Central government's policy, states should rely on Centre for materials needed in war against Coronavirus... but how will this war be won, since Chinese materials are full of sawdust? first batch of rapid testing kits ordered by Modi government to China turned out to be useless. When Chinese goods finally went to wreck, Center h to inform states to use kits me by National Institute of Virology in Pune inste of current bogus kits!" editorial mentioned.

"It's coincidence that Trump is calling it 'China virus'. Because of China,  world has plunged into a crisis. bel laureate scientists claim that Coronavirus, which spre from China to rest of world, is man-me. re is certainty as to what China will do next. Despite this, nations like India are taking large quantities of rapid test kits of COVID-19 from China. And in a way, we are working to strengn China's ecomy. That is why it is time for us to dispose of millions of rapid test kits purchased from China," it furr ded.

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Furr slamming China for its faulty kits Sena said, "Maharashtra has received 75,000 Chinese rapid test kits from Center. Rapid tests started in corona hot spots like Dharavi, but Mumbai Municipal Corporation ministration asked m to stop rapid tests immediately. Because Chinese goods were scrapped. t only in Maharashtra but all over country, complaints about rapid test kits started coming. All this confusion is raising concerns about Corona. It is a confusion that shows how serious we are in this battle and how re is unanimity in decision. It is shocking that China, which cant be trusted, and which has plunged world into an epidemic, must join hands to fight same virus."
 
" first consignment of 20 lakh rapid testing kits ordered by Modi government to China turned out to be useless. question is, how did Modi government make such a big mistake during Corona War? se kits make mistake of showing a corona positive patient as negative or negative patient as positive. This will only increase infection," y ded.

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ICMR directs state govts to t use rapid testing kits

ICMR on Tuesday directed state governments to t use rapid testing kits for next two days. development came after various states complained about accuracy of aforesaid kits. dressing a press briefing on Tuesday, Dr.Raman Gangakhedkar- he of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at ICMR conceded that re was a significant variation in positive RT-PCR samples.

At same time, he observed that tests might be in a crude form as only three and a half months h passed since outbreak of vel coronavirus pandemic. ditionally, Dr.Gangakhedkar anunced that ICMR would try to validate kits in field inste of laboratories in coming two days and issue a detailed visory subsequently. 

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