Talks on to involve private labs for COVID-19 tests: ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research officials on Tuesday informed that initial talks are on for involving private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests as the country grapples with the outbreak of the virus.

The Indian Council of Medical Research officials on Tuesday informed that initial talks are on for involving private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests as the country grapples with the outbreak of the virus. The officials also informed that they were in talks with at least 60-70 labs.

A total of 126 coronavirus positive cases have been reported in the country so far. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also declared the virus outbreak a pandemic. The total number of cases of COVID-19 have surged past 1,50,000 worldwide while the death toll has crossed 6,500. (ANI)