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Mumbai ups antigen tests three-fold to keep new COVID-19 strain at bay

On Monday and Tuesday, city conducted 25,000 tests, including 16,000 using antigen method; average tests were 15,000 per day till Dec 20

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A passenger gets screened and tested for novel Coronavirus on arrival at Borivli railway station on Thursday. Pics/Satej Shinde

A passenger gets screened and tested for novel Coronavirus on arrival at Borivli railway station on Thursday. Pics/Satej Shinde

In view of the new strain of novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in England, the civic body has increased mass testing in the city to keep the more contagious variant at bay. It conducted nearly 25,000 tests daily on Monday and Tuesday, against the daily average of close to 15,000 till December 20.

Commuters in face masks exit the Borivli railway station in large number on Thursday
Commuters in face masks exit the Borivli railway station in large number on Thursday

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