Steps taken for speedier test results at K’taka airports: Health Minister

With Karnataka reporting the country’s first cases of Omicron variant, state Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said that preparations are made at airports for faster Covid testing.

Preparations are being made to give test results within 3 to 4 hours, he said.

“Two types of tests are being conducted at airports – the Abbott and RT-PCR. The Central government has fixed Rs 3,000 for the Abbott test. Results can be obtained in just half an hour to one hour from Abbott. False news is being circulated on social media that Abbott test isn’t accurate. Abbott testing is also as much accurate as RT-PCR,” he told reporters.