Pak using 80% substandard Covid kits

New Delhi, Jan 22 The majority of Covid-19 testing in Pakistan may be yielding inaccurate results, according to a health expert who reported that nearly 80 per cent of imported testing kits were of substandard quality.

There is no uniform national policy regarding Covid-19 testing in Pakistan, resulting in unregulated testing practices and the use of low-quality kits in many health facilities, the Friday Times reported.

According to Saeed Khan, Professor of Pathology at Dow University Ojha campus, there is a high chance of human error in most of the testing kits used across the country.

"If a patient's sample is taken and placed in the sunlight or in a warm place, the results will be radically different," the Friday Times quoted the professor as saying.

He reported that while some large hospitals in the country are administering US Food and Drug Administration

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