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Seven new automatic RNA extraction machines to augment Covid testing capacity in Punjab

Chandigarh, Jul 22 (UNI) To further ramp up Covid testing capacity in the state, the Punjab Government will procure seven automatic RNA extraction machines for the viral testing labs at three Government Medical Colleges in Patiala, Amritsar and Faridkot, in addition to four more for the newly set-up viral testing labs in Mohali, Ludhiana and Jalandhar.
The Punjab Cabinet, which met on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, gave the go-ahead for the procurement of these machines within the next 3-4 weeks, amid increasing cases of Covid in the state.
The move is aimed at controlling the spread of the pandemic through increased testing by augmenting the state’s fight under Mission Fateh.
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