To battle COVID-19, Mysuru is increasing its testing capacity by over 30 per cent, with its newest addition of a mobile testing lab, built by the city’s own DRDO Defence Food Research Lab (DFRL).
According to authorities, with the mobile laboratory, the district will be able to test over 30 per cent more samples a day and it can reduce its dependence on NIMHANS in Bengaluru.
Mysuru has its lone testing lab Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) at the city’s KR Hospital. Earlier, the lab was given a much-needed capacity addition from CSIR Central Food Research Laboratory, which gave two PCR machines to the lab. Read More…
