ICMR nod for 16 COVID-19 testings labs in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 18 () The Indian Council of MedicalResearch has approved 16 laboratories,comprising 11 governmentand five private laboratories in Karnataka, for testing thesamples of COVID-19 suspected cases, the state government saidon Saturday.

Meetings and negotiations were held with some privatelaboratories for conducting COVID-19 sample testing,additional chief secretary (health and family welfare) JawaidAkhtar said in a circular.

"Based on the negotiations, the cost per test hasbeen fixed at Rs 2,250," the circular read.

These private labs have to abide by the conditionslaid down by the state and union governments, it added. GMSBNWELCOME GMSBNWELCOME