50 samples per day tested for COVID-19 at CSIR-NEERI since April

With testing capacity of 50 samples per day, the COVID-19 testing facility which is operational at CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) since April 2020 has tested more than 3000 samples.

New Delhi: The COVID-19 testing facility which is operational at CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) since April 2020 has tested more than 3000 samples.

With testing capacity of 50 samples per day, CSIR-NEERI has the requisite infrastructure to test COVID-19 samples and take all appropriate bio-safety and bio-security precautions before testing.

"All the mandatory approvals required for testing of clinical samples were obtained to operationalise the testing facility," said Dr. Rakesh Kumar, director, CSIR-NEERI.

“The facility is open to testing COVID-19 samples from Nagpur and surrounding areas of Vidarbha. Apart from testing of clinical samples, the CSIR-NEERI is also supporting healthcare professionals by providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to prevent them from contracting any infection while serving patients," said Dr. Prakash Kumbhare, scientist at the CSIR-NEERI.