Tezpur Medical College and Hospital gets ICMR nod for COVID-19 testing

Guwahati, Apr 17 () The Indian Council of MedicalResearch (ICMR) has approved Assam's Tezpur Medical Collegeand Hospital (TMCH) as an accreditated laboratory for thetesting of samples for COVID-19, Health Minister Himanta BiswaSarma said on Friday.

"Glad to share that ICMR, Delhi has approved facilityat Tezpur Medical College as an accredited laboratory fortesting of COVID-19," he tweeted.

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

"This further bolsters our preparedness and testingcapabilities," he added.

The other five laboratories are at Guwahati MedicalCollege and Hospital, Jorhat Medical College and Hospital,Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Barpeta Medical Collegeand Hospital, and Regional Medical Research Centre at Lahowalin Dibrugarh. DGSOM SOM