Bhubaneswar: In a strategic move, the Government of Odisha has been taking major steps to strengthen its COVID-19 testing capacity in the State to fight the deadly Corona virus.
In a scheduled press briefing State Information and Public Relations Secretary Sanjay Singh said, the testing capacity has now gone up substantially as MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur has been permitted by ICMR to conduct COVID-19 testing. It is the second MCH in the State after SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack that will help in carrying out 50. test everyday as of now he said.
VIMSAR, Burla can also do same number of test everyday, he added.
Modern equipment COBAS has been installed in RMRC and with this the testing capacity has increased to 1000 per day, Singh further said.
Around 4000 testing kits including regents, VTMs etc. were airlifted from Mumbai through a special Cargo plane last night, strengthening the State Government’s effort effort in COVID-19 testing in the State, he added.
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