Raipur. 29 April 2021. The RTPCR investigation facility of Corona will start from April 30 in Kanker and Mahasamund as well. Health Minister Shri T.S. Singhdev will inaugurate the virology lab online in both these district headquarters at 11 am on April 30. With the introduction of two new RTPCR labs, with the increase in the number of RTPCR investigations in the state every day, people will also start getting reports soon.
Investigations will begin in both labs with samples from Kanker and Mahasamund districts. As the capacity of the lab increases, the samples of the surrounding districts will also be examined. The operation of both these labs will be done under the dean of the new government medical colleges starting there. Lab Incharge, Microbiologist, Senior Scientist, Junior Scientist, Lab Technician and Lab Assistants serving in both labs have been trained through the respective medical colleges.
High level virology labs have been established at Kanker and Mahasamund as per ICMR standards. Virology Lab operates with a specific process. In this, RNA is extracted after lysis of samples from prospective patients. The virus is then identified through the RTPCR process from this RNA. Microbiologist, Senior Scientist, Junior Scientist, Lab Technician and Lab Attendant are required to complete this entire process. Such labs are conducted as per standard norms.
To increase the number of RTPCR investigations in the state, the work of setting up virology labs has also been started in Korba, Korea, Jashpur, Janjgir, Durg, Dantewada and Balodabazar. At present, RTPCR investigation is being done to identify corona infected in six government medical colleges Raipur, Jagdalpur, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Raigad and Ambikapur, including AIIMS Raipur.
