To speed up trackingOmicroncases and other Covid variants, the is expanding its genome sequencing labs. It will soon start the states second genome testing lab inJodhpur, which is expected to be functional from the first week of January.
Currently, the onlygenome sequencing labat Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital is functional for identifying the variants of Corona infected. The Health department is maintaining that samples of each and every Corona infected should be sent for genome sequencing.