Karnataka Not Following Testing Policy, Says Top Expert, As Cases Rise

Dr MK Sudarshan, the chairman of Karnataka's technical advisory committee said the cases have shot up due to increase in testing. Around 1.5 lakh tests are being conducted each day.

A top government expert in Karnataka has told NDTV that the state is witnessing a spike in Covid cases as the testing has been ramped up.  

Covid waves in Bengaluru follow the pattern in Delhi and Mumbai and the numbers should have plateaued by now, as is happening in two other metros. But the city is witnessing a surge with 46,426 new cases being logged on Monday. 32 people had died, taking the overall tally to 38,614.

On Sunday, the state had recorded 50,210 fresh infections.

Dr MK Sudarshan, the chairman of technical advisory committee, told NDTV in an exclusive interview that the state is not following the ICMRs testing policy, which requires only symptomatic patients to be tested.