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Punjab decides to conduct free testing of Samples for COVID-19 sent by empanelled private

Chandigarh, June 4 (UNI) Keeping in view to strengthen the screening of the population for timely detection of COVID-19 patients to contain the spread of pandemic, the Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government has decided to conduct free of cost RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 samples sent by empanelled private hospitals/clinics and private Labs. It was disclosed by the Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu in a press communiqué.
The Minister said that instructions have been issued to the Civil Surgeons to empanel those private hospitals/clinics and Labs who are willing to get empanelled voluntarily for offering free of cost testing of samples. He said that it has been made mandatory that the private hospital/clinics and Labs should have a separate isolated area for the suspected patients of COVID-l9 where sample will be taken and the person taking samples will ensure complete Personal Protective Gear. The private hospital shall arrange the required logistics and collect samples, pack them and send to the nearest Government Health facility as per protocol. They ensure to fill in the details as per ICMR Protocol in RT-PCR App.
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