Uttar Pradesh Govt Sets Up 5 Labs In State For Coronavirus Testing, Informs CM Yogi Adityanath

In a vital move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has informed that five laboratories have been set up in the state with the help of the Central government for the testing of coronavirus, reports Asian News International.

“With assistance from the central government, we have set up five laboratories to provide the facility of sample checking of coronavirus cases in the state,” said Adityanath as per the report.

The labs have been set up in King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow; Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow; Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Gorakhpur; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and one in Aligarh.

So far in the state a total of 11 people have tested positive for the novel-coronavirus.

Adityanath also added that the state is adequately prepared for the disease. He further added, “There is no need to panic. We have issued an advisory and have asked people to take necessary precautions. A total of 1268 isolation beds are available in private and government hospitals across the state. Today, I visited Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) district hospital here and checked the facilities available in isolation wards of the hospital. We are taking all the necessary actions to deal with it.”

Further, all schools, colleges, technical and vocational education institutes will remain closed till March 22 in the state to check further spread of the virus.