As Delhi reels under a surge in Covid cases, with the daily count exceeding 16,000 since April 14, private labs as well as testing facilities at government and private hospitals are struggling to keep up with the demand for RT-PCR testing, with patients facing a long wait to book a test as well as for the result. We are registering hundreds of bookings per minute, 90-95% just for RT-PCR at our three drive-through facilities. This is unprecedented .”Unable to get slots for home testing, hundreds begin queuing up from the morning at hospitals where testing is available, often waiting between an hour to three hours. There is no slot available anywhere; even at private hospitals there are long queues.” Resident doctors conducting tests said they are working overtime but still finding themselves overwhelmed. The Delhi government had recently pulled up testing facilities for collecting more samples than they could process, leading to a long wait for results.

Source: Indian Express April 21, 2021 19:41 UTC