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CFTRI to set up advanced COVID-19 testing lab in Mysuru

Mysuru, Aug 6 (UNI) Mysuru-based premier Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) will set up an advanced COVID Testing Laboratory to scale up testing process, to support the Mysuru District Administration in its fight against coronavirus.
According to Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Sankar, about 300 samples per day can be tested in this lab. The laboratory is equipped with throat swab testing machines like the ones located at Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) at the Department of Microbiology in K R Hospital and at COVID Testing Lab in JSS Hospital.
Apart from the VRDL and the JSS Hospital laboratories, the COVID Hospital on KRS Road has one more testing lab and there is PARAKH- a Mobile Microbial Containment (BSL-3) Laboratory developed by Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) which has been stationed at K R Hospital premises. Also, there is an availability of 10,000 Rapid Antigen Kits in the District to scale up the testing process.
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Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam at Tirumala Temple on April 2

28 Mar 2024 | 8:23 PM

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Vizag Port handles more than 80 Million Tonnes in FY 2023-24

28 Mar 2024 | 8:11 PM

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Mar 28 (UNI): The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) created a new history in Cargo Handling, four days earlier in the financial year of 2023-24 by handling 80.05 Million tonnes.

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J Nivas posted as new Collector of Kakinada district

28 Mar 2024 | 8:08 PM

Kakinada, Mar 28 (UNI) J. Nivas has been posted as the new collector of Kakinada district in place of Dr. Kritika Sukla, who has been granted 180 days maternity leave.

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2 6 lakh households in Kerala Capital deprived of water connection: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

2 6 lakh households in Kerala Capital deprived of water connection: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

28 Mar 2024 | 7:49 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 28 (UNI) About 2.6 lakh households in Thiruvananthapuram deprived of water connection despite fund allocation from the Centre, BJP-led NDA candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged on Thursday.

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