Bharatpur Lab closed due to lack of reagent for PCR test

The lab was carrying out PCR test free of cost and already carried out over 25,000 PCR test so far

CHITWAN

RSS

Bharatpur COVID-19 Lab operated by Bharatpur Hospital has been closed from Tuesday after they ran out of reagent for PCR test.

With this, samples collected in the lab for the test are being sent to Kathmandu. Lab Chief Dr Nitu Adhikari said that the lab stopped carrying out PCR tests after reagent for the same ran out on Monday.

Adhikari shared that 325 samples have been sent to the National Public Health Lab, Teku, on Tuesday. She further said that they have been searching for the reagent at the Ministry of Health and Population, Public Health Labs as well as other labs.

Chitwan Medical College and BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital have been carrying out PCR test in the district. However, Bharatpur Lab has been carrying out PCR test free of cost. The Bharatpur Lab has already carried out over 25,000 PCR test.

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