State Health ministerMangal Pandey saidRT-PCRlabs would be set up at all thesadar hospitalsin the state soon to conduct Covid tests.
The minister, who inaugurated an RT-PCR lab at Siwan sadar hospital, said Siwan was the 10th district in the state to get the facility. At least 96 samples can be tested at a time and 1,000 samples in a day at the lab. While there was just one virology lab in the country before Covid-19 pandemic, it has crossed 2,500-mark now, he said.
The minister said health facilities in the state were being strengthened to face any upcoming challenges. Apart from medical colleges and hospitals, modern equipment are being installed even at public health centres in the state, the minister said.