Nepal to allow private labs to test COVID-19 samples

Jun 14, 2020

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 14 : As throat swab samples started piling up in government-operated labs around the nation, the government of Nepal has decided...

Maharashtra currently has 103 COVID testing labs: State Health Ministry

Jun 22, 2020

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 : Maharashtra now has 103 COVID testing labs in the state, 60 are government laboratories and rest 43 are...

India has now 901 labs for COVID-19 testing, recovery rate at 51%

Jun 15, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 15 : Government of India on Monday informed that the number of labs for COVID-19 testing has increased to 901...

Govt to start network of regional BSL-3 labs to brace for future pandemics

Sep 20, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 20 : The government of India is working towards developing four virology regional biosafety labs BSL-3, and ICMR-NIV Pune will...

K'taka govt to give monthly risk allowance to contractual employees in COVID testing labs

Jun 02, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 2 : The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a monthly risk allowance for contractual employees in COVID testing labs of...

Cough syrups made in India for export will be checked in government labs

May 23, 2023

The government has notified new testing parameters for cough syrups to be exported from India and said these will require the production of a...