State government clears RT-PCR laboratory for Chikkodi region
The Hindu
PWD officials told to hand over building in two days
The State government has given approval to a proposal to set up a RT-PCR laboratory for Chikkodi region, Deputy Chief Minister and district in-charge Govind Karjol said in Belagavi on Wednesday. At a meeting, he asked Public Works Department officers to identify an existing building and hand it over to the Health Department in two days, to begin tests. He asked Deputy Commissioner M.G. Hiremath to ensure that all necessary equipment and consumables are made available at the new laboratory immediately. Testing, treatment and vaccination are the only ways to deal with the epidemic. “We have to do that in as many places as possible,” he said.More Related News