PM Modi to inaugurate three new high-tech labs of ICMR on July 27

As India is undergoing a nationwide mass testing for Coronavirus with count of daily tests surpassing over four lakh figure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate three new high-tech laboratories of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) through video conference on July 27. labs are located in ida, Kolkata, and Mumbai.

Chief Ministers of three states Yogi ityanath, Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray are also expected to participate in virtual inauguration.

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India's aggressive testing

One of oldest medical research bodies across world, ICMR helps in coordinating and promoting biomedical research in country. At present, ICMR is instrumental in sharing technical expertise on COVID-19 across country, playing a crucial role in alignment with state governments to present a coordinated response to dely pandemic.

India on Friday, July 24, conducted a mammoth 4,20,898 COVID-19 tests according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and number of tests conducted is rising by day as India nears 16 million (1.6 crore) mark in total tests conducted. In totality, country has conducted 1,58,49,068 COVID-19 tests, due to which number of COVID-19 cases reported on a daily basis has also increased, due to which more number of patients are also being cured, in turn increasing recovery rate of country.

India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed 12 lakh mark, while recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, Thus, taking recovery rate to 63.54 percent, according to Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, country's coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while death toll rose to 31,358 with 757 more people succumbing to disease in last 24 hours, data updated by ministry at 8 am showed. re are currently 4,56,071 active cases of COVID-19 in country.

(With Inputs from ncies)

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