Lucknow: The King George Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow is starting genome sequencing for a new strain of the novel coronavirus on a larger scale.
Amita Jain, head of Department of Microbiology, had said that earlier that with the help of Genome Sequencer Machine, samples of 10 corona-positive patients have been examined. But after the purchase of reagent kits, samples on a larger scale can be examined.
"We have tested ten samples of patients suffering from coronavirus, fortunately, not a single sample with new strain was detected. After the purchase of the reagent kits required to analyse the genetic material of novel coronavirus, we will be able to test more samples every day.
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"This sample test will only examine the new strain of coronavirus in the patient," she said.
Jain explained that genome sequencing is mandatory to check which strain is present in the patient suffering from Covid-19.
