Private lab's license revoked for mistakenly adding Kolkata COVID-19 cases to Tamil Nadu's tally
Tamil Nadu: The Directorate of Medical Health in Tamil Nadu has temporarily cancelled the lab's permission to test RT-PCR samples for COVID-19 under Tamil Nadu Public Health Act 1939.
On May 21, the lab uploaded 4,000 negative cases from Tamil Nadu as positive cases to the ICMR portal. After the uploading, it was found that the lab uploaded positive samples received from Kolkata as samples received from Kallakurichidistrict in Tamil Nadu.
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Speaking to the News Minute, the Directorate said "The incomplete details were found in the line list of positive cases entered daily. The laboratory created an unfavourable environment with vested interest and negligent attitude in the efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic and worked against the guidelines issued by the Government and ICMR."
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