UP applies to ICMR for Covid-19 testing facilities nod at SGPGI,BHU, Aligarh and Gorakhput
"We are working on a war footing to deal with the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. We have a virology lab in Gorakhpur, and facilities in Aligarh, Banaras Hindu University and PGI (Lucknow)... We are trying to procures machines and get accreditation from the ICMR so that these facilities can conduct for these places," the minister told reporters.;
Noida (UP) : The Uttar Pradesh government is trying to get the Indian Council of Medical Research''s (ICMR) approval for four institutes in the state to conduct novel coronavirus tests, state Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh said on Thursday.
As of now, only the King George Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow has the approval for testing COVID-19 cases, the minister said during a visit to Gautam Buddh Nagar.
"We are working on a war footing to deal with the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. We have a virology lab in Gorakhpur, and facilities in Aligarh, Banaras Hindu University and PGI (Lucknow)... We are trying to procures machines and get accreditation from the ICMR so that these facilities can conduct for these places," the minister told reporters.
Samples from Gautam Buddh Nagar and some other places in western Uttar Pradesh go to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi for testing, he said.
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