CHITWAN: BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital has inaugurated PCR lab at the hospital on Wednesday.

The hospital opened the lab on the occasion of the 107th birth anniversary of BP Koirala.

Puja Shrestha, a nurse of the hospital who tested positive for coronavirus and Chinese Medical Team leader Dr. Zhang Wei jointly inaugurated the lab.

The hospital had brought the lab into operation from Sunday. Coronavirus tests of 392 people have been conducted in the lab so far.

The hospital has determined Rs 3,500 as the fee for a PCR test. A test of 400 samples could be carried out in the lab every day.