QR Code verification for RT-PCR report cannot be trusted, Read Why

More than 100 travellers, reportedly, have been caught with false RT-PCR reports in Uttarakhand whereas many have been denied entry in Kerala, Mumbai and different areas for carrying the same, said a report by TOI.

In order to curb the fake RT-PCR reports, the central government made it compulsory that each one should include a QR code so that the reports can be verified electronically.

However, with numerous online editors available on-line, a fake report can be created.

A QR code can only validate if there’s a mechanism to a look at reports. The QR code positioned on the vaccine certificates can be simply verified and the authenticity of the certificates can be checked by visiting https://verify.cowin.gov.in.

It is noteworthy of that when you scan the QR code on the report, it opens the digital copy of the report and producing fake RT-PCR report is a punishable crime.

The only way to create a central web site for checking the authenticity of RT-PCR report is by counting on the Specimen Referral Form (SRF) ID. The SRF ID is exclusive and is served to the servers of ICMR. A Covid report without the SRF ID is invalid.

All ICMR accepted testing labs have to present the SRF Id on the report. There’s no way to tamper with the SRF ID. So as to make scrutiny of RT-PCR take a look at outcomes more practical, verifying the SRF ID ought to be made necessary and for that there has to be a public web site first.