Categories: CoronavirusOdisha

Odisha Gets One More COVID-19 Testing Centre

Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, had got the approval of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, to conduct COVID-19 tests.

The testing will commence next week, a tweet by Health and Family Welfare Department said on Wednesday.


This is the fourth centre in Odisha to conduct such tests.

Swab and blood samples of suspected cases are currently being sent to Regional Medical Research Centre, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar and SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.

OB Bureau

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