After the silent destruction caused by the Tabliji Jamaat religious country that happened in Delhi’s Nizamabad, the entire country is on high alert and the COVID-19 prevention teams are on their toes all the time.
Now, to test the potential suspects that could have been infected with COVID-19, the government needs huge manpower and equipment and they have made few steps forward in this aspect.
As per the guidelines of the ICMR, the list of the NABL accredited diagnostic labs that are able to perform the test of COVID-19 presence in a human body in all states have been released.
The Council has equipped 72 of its laboratories to test for the pandemic disease. In addition to these labs, 49 more laboratories under organizations like the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and Defence Research, Development Organisation (DRDO) would be equipped to test for COVID- 19 by end of this week.
If a person develops symptoms like Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, he should immediately contact the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare helpline for testing. No asymptomatic persons need a laboratory test, said the team.