RT-PCR test mandatory for counting in Dharmapuri

The Election Commission of India may have mandated RT-PCR test for entry to counting centres only for those without two doses of vaccination, but Dharmapuri district administration has made mandatory

The Election Commission of India may have mandated RT-PCR test for entry to counting centres only for those without two doses of vaccination, but Dharmapuri district administration has made mandatory RT-PCR tests for all polling personnel, agents of candidates and the media ignoring the two dose vaccination caveat of the Election Commission. The move, according to the administration a precautionary exercise, however is seen to burden the testing facilities that are grappling with the rising number of cases and the accompanying demand for testing of those with severe symptoms.