Cricketer Harbajan Singh to supply cell Covid-19 testing lab in Pune

Cricketer Harbajan Singh has provided to arrange a cell laboratory for Covid-19 testing in Pune. The lab might be pressed into service on Saturday.
“Indian cricketer Harbajan Singh had approached us a few days ago and offered help to contain the Covid-19 surge. The mobile lab for Covid-19 testing will start at Vadgaonsheri tomorrow,” mentioned state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil.
The cell laboratory might be operated by city-based diagnostics firm Mylab Discovery Solutions, he mentioned, including this may enhance the testing capability within the metropolis.
The cell laboratory can have the capability to check 1,500 samples every day and would be capable to give the results of the RT-PCR assessments in 4 hours. The cell laboratory would transfer throughout town and supply free testing to these beneath poverty line (BPL) whereas Rs 500 per take a look at for different residents. “It might be simply moved in slum areas and different localities making it potential to have quick access to the testing. This will assist in sooner testing and outcomes which can additional assist in treating
At current, town is conducting over 20,000 assessments of suspected Covid-19 sufferers and registering a excessive positivity fee of above 20 per cent from the previous couple of weeks. Most of the assessments are being performed by non-public laboratories.

The overload of testing has been delaying the outcomes of the Covid-19 assessments of suspected sufferers resulting in delay in remedy of critically sick sufferers. The hospitalisation of sufferers relies on the Covid19 take a look at report of the affected person together with the well being situation.
As on April 22, there are a complete of 51,552 lively sufferers within the metropolis after 4,539 newly contaminated sufferers whereas 4,851 had been cured and 56 died of the viral an infection. A complete of twenty-two,277 assessments had been carried out on the day.– Stay up to date with the most recent Pune information. Follow Express Pune on Twitter right here and on Facebook right here. You may also be a part of our Express Pune Telegram channel right here.