BHAIRAHAWA: The government is preparing to establish a state-level laboratory to carry out test for novel coronavirus infection.
The National Public Health Laboratory has entrusted a required number of experts to establishment the labs in all seven states.
A group of experts comprising Ram Bahadur Khadka, Bishnu Rayamajhi and Khemdhoj Karki has been entrusted to devise the lab in State 5.
The government was preparing to set up the lab on the premises of Wheat Research Centre at Bhairahawa in State 5.
Chief of the Health Department under the Social Development Ministry, Dr Uma Shankar Chaudhary, said, “Necessary process for the construction of the lab was underway and we will install the machine soon after receiving it.”
They will start delivering service from three experts for the time being and full-fledged human resources would be arranged in keeping with inflow of patients infected with COVID-19, he added.
The government has been making preparation to carry out test for coronavirus infection from all seven states.
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