Delhi: Genome sequencing lab likely to start at Lok Nayak Hospital by July
Setting up of these laboratories are part of the Delhi government's preparations to tackle a possible third wave of coronavirus, which many feel may be triggered by the Delta plus variant which has been declared as a ''variant of concern'' by the Union Health Ministry.;
Delhi: A genome sequencing laboratory, to identify variants of coronavirus, is likely to start at the Delhi government''s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital by the first week of July, officials said on Wednesday.
A genetic sequencing machine for the laboratory has been procured from Singapore after the government issued a tender for it, they said.
Earlier this month, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced that two genome sequencing laboratories to identify variants of coronavirus will come up at the LNJP Hospital and at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences.
Setting up of these laboratories are part of the Delhi government's preparations to tackle a possible third wave of coronavirus, which many feel may be triggered by the Delta plus variant which has been declared as a ''variant of concern'' by the Union Health Ministry.
Around 40 cases of the Delta plus variant have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
"We are planning to start the genome sequencing laboratory by the first week of July. We have virology and microbiology departments here so we already have the manpower. There are 10-15 ICMR projects going on at the hospital so we have the scientists here to carry out research," said Suresh Kumar, the medical director of the hospital.
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