DHANGADHI, MAY 7
The PCR test laboratory of Seti Zonal Hospital is overwhelmed by swab samples collected for testing, as a result of which, the Dhagadhi Sub-metropolis has stopped swab collection for three days.
The collected samples were greater in number than the capacity of the laboratory to conduct tests.
Focal person of the sub-metropolis, Health Inspector Laxmi Raj Upadhyaya shared that the service would be halted for three days. He added that sample collection will resume thenafter.
Upadhyaya shared that the sub-metropolis collects swab from various Swab Collection Centres and tests them in Seti Hospital free of cost for those who show symptoms and those who were contact-traced.
Swab collection at Seti Hospital, however, is ongoing.
As the rate of infection is increasing in the region, the collection of swab samples is naturally increasing too. Hence, the laboratory in Seti Hospital has run out of its capacity due to which testing process is getting delayed.
The capacity of laboratory is 400 to 500 tests per day.
