The importance of Laboratory was understood when the deadly COVID-19 pandemic struck the whole world.
In India, where healthcare facilities are still in primary stage, this contagion came as a rude shock. People came to know about the important role of a laboratory as every swab sample collected was tested before certifying whether the patient is positive or negative.
In Mysuru too, the Government Laboratories were not designed to handle testing of an invisible virus but it worked swiftly in this direction by setting up two Labs to test the samples and give quick results.
At present, Mysuru has three COVID-19 Testing Labs One at the Microbiology Department (on the premises of K.R. Hospital) in Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI); second one at JSS Hospital and the third is the CSIR-CFTRI Testing Centre.
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January 29, 2021 19:25 IST
With MMCRI’s lab, nearly 5 lakh swab tests carried out towards the control of COVID-19 spread in Mysuru district
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With MMCRI’s lab, nearly 5 lakh swab tests carried out towards the control of COVID-19 spread in Mysuru district
Continuing its support to the long-drawn battle against COVID-19, the CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru has successfully completed 1.20 lakh swab tests at its COVID-19 Testing Centre since last year.
This was the third testing centere set up here for carrying out RT-PCR tests after the one at the Microbiology Department (on the premises of K.R. Hospital) in Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) and another at the JSS Hospital.