Arunachal Pradesh has become the third state among north-east region after Assam and Mizoram which has got lab facility for conducting COVID-19 tests..The State’s Health Minister Alo Libang on Thursday inaugurated the state’s first laboratory at a hospital near Itanagar.
The laboratory was inaugurated at the state-run Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIMHS) in Naharlagun, which was designated as a dedicated centre for treating coronavirus-infected patients, a PTI report stated.
The new facility can conduct 100-120 COVID-19 tests per day, and now there is no need to send samples to Guwahati or Dibrugarh, the minister said.
A similar laboratory will also be set up at Pasighat General Hospital, he said, adding that the government is building infrastructure to set up a temporary healthcare centre at Midpu, about 20 km from here, for treating COVID-19 patients.
Libang said the work for strengthening infrastructure at 10 hospitals across the state has been going on.
The state government led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu are making all the initiatives to improve infrastructure of the health sector and leaving no stone unturned to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, he said.
TRIMHS director Dr Moji Jini said the number of tests in the laboratory can be increased to 200 per day by engaging more technicians.
Health secretary P Pratibhan applauded the authorities of the institute to set up the laboratory in a record time.
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