Bhubaneswar: In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Odisha government today decided to carry out rapid antigen test of persons with suspected COVID-19 symptoms in Cuttack from Tuesday.
Additional Chief Secretary Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra informed that the test reports of the antigen test will be available within two to three hours and the test will be undertaken at SCB Hospital, Acharya Harihara Regional cancer Centre, Sishu Bhawan and City Hospital in Cuttack.
As many as 813 COVID-19 patients have been detected in Cuttack district and in Cuttack Municipal area 190 persons have been infected with the Coronavirus.