Mysuru, Updated: Mysuru, Updated: May 05, 2021 18:41 IST RT-PCR labs to be increased in Mysuru; task force committees to be constituted for better management of pandemic Share Article AAA RT-PCR labs to be increased in Mysuru; task force committees to be constituted for better management of pandemic Retired doctors and nurses will be recruited for COVID-19 duties in a bid to augment trained manpower to handle the surge in the cases in rural areas and taluk centres. In a bid to reduce the time lag between testing and results additional laboratories will also be opened in Mysuru district. This was stated by the district in-charge Minister S.T.Somashekar here on Wednesday. Speaking to media persons after a district-level review meeting, he said the local authorities have been directed to identify retired doctors for deployment on COVID-19 duties and they will be paid ₹60,000 per month while retired nurses will be paid ₹25,000 per month.