MHA terms as baseless allegation of putting pressure on Delhi govt not to increase Covid-19 tests

The Union home ministry on Thursday termed as baseless the allegation that it is putting pressure on the Delhi government not to increase Covid-19 tests to 40,000 in the national capital. "The allegation raised in the letter of the Health Minister of Delhi Govt dated August 27, 2020, which is addressed to Union Home Secretary, to the effect that MHA is putting pressure on Delhi Govt officers not to increase testing in Delhi is false and baseless," the spokesperson tweeted