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Test for virus to start in Pokhara

Test for virus to start in Pokhara

By Sandeep Sen

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 29, 2020. Photo: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via Reuters

Pokhara, March 31 With the arrival of Polymerase Chain Reaction machine in Pokhara, Gandaki provincial government is set to conduct coronavirus test in the province itself. The PCR machine, which was brought from china, was airlifted to Pokhara in a chopper today. A team of technicians has also been sent to Pokhara to install the machine and carry out tests. Two technicians will carry out the tests for three months. Gandaki Province Health Director Dr Binod Bindu Sharma informed that the newly installed machine could test 15 samples at a time. Pokhara Health and Science Institution has PCR machine, but it is out of order. Preparations are under way to bring the dysfunctional machine into operation. Province-based Corona Control Coordination Committee Coordinator and Finance Minister Kiran Gurung said the government had given a positive message to the people by installing the new machine.