Tezpur Medical College and Hospital gets ICMR nod for COVID-19 testing

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved Assam's Tezpur Medical College and Hospital (TMCH) as an accreditated laboratory for testing of samples for COVID-19, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

"Gl to share that ICMR, Delhi has approved facility at Tezpur Medical College as an accredited laboratory for testing of COVID-19," he tweeted.

state w has six testing labs and on first day itself, TMCH conducted successful testing, Sarma said. "This furr  bolsters our preparedness and testing capabilities," he ded.

or five laboratories are at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Barpeta Medical College and Hospital, and Regional Medical Research Centre at Lahowal in Dibrugarh.