Tezpur Medical College Gets ICMR Nod for COVID-19 Testing

12:10 PM Apr 18, 2020 | G Plus News

GUWAHATI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved Assam's Tezpur Medical College and Hospital (TMCH) as an accreditated laboratory for the testing of samples for COVID-19, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on April 18.

The state now has six testing labs and on the first day itself, TMCH conducted successful testing, Sarma said. 

The other 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.