PM Modi will launch “high-speed” COVID-19 testing facilities on Monday.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch “high-speed” COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata on Monday, which will increase testing capacity and help strengthen early detection and treatment in the country, the office said. of the Prime Minister.
The virtual launch event will see the participation of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh – Uddhav Thackeray, Mamata Banerjee and Yogi Adityanath respectively.
The three high-throughput testing facilities have been strategically installed at ICMR institutions: the National Institute for Cancer Research and Prevention in Noida, the National Institute for Reproductive Health Research in Mumbai and the National Institute cholera and enteric disease in Kolkata.
These will be able to test more than 10,000 samples in one day, a statement from the prime minister’s office said.
These laboratories will also reduce turnaround times and the exposure of laboratory personnel to infectious clinical materials.
Laboratories are also allowed to test for diseases other than COVID-19 and, after the pandemic, will be able to test for hepatitis B and C, HIV, tuberculous mycobacteria, cytomegalovirus, chlamydia, neisseria and dengue, says the press release.
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