KATHUA, MAY 04 2020
Deputy Commissioner, O P Bhagat today inaugurated 5 testing booths for mass sampling at Lakhanpur.
DC said that the new testing facility can conduct 500-600 tests per day and will operate round the clock. He also elaborated that Nasal Swab sample will be taken and after labeling the vial with significant information of the person, it will be sent to Jammu and the report of the test is expected between 24-48 hours.
DC informed that trained staff of 30 Pharmacists, 10 Nursing orderlies and Laboratory Assistants under the supervision of six doctors will work round the clock to examine all the travelers who reach Lakhanpur. He added that history of the travelers will also get recorded and four Data Entry Operators are maintaining the database at these collection booths.
He said that Deputy CMO is appointed as the Nodal Officer of this testing facility and added it will go a long way in testing, detecting, tracing and breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19.
