DRAP approves over the counter COVID-19 testing kits

DRAP approves over the counter COVID-19 testing kits

Pakistan

DRAP has approved sale of self-testing covid-19 kits on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) –Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved sale of self-testing covid-19 kits on Wednesday.

According to the notification issued by the DRAP, over the counter testing kit has been approved, which will be available in medical stores across the country to relieve the people from going to the hospitals and covid-19 testing centers.

It merits mention here that Pakistan has reported 29 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,436,413. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,330 on Wednesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 6,047 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.