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In Pictures: DRDO Commissions Mobile Viral Research Lab In Record Time To Speed Up Covid-19 Testing
DRDO Mobile Viral Research Lab (@ShivAroor/Twitter)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today (23 April) unveiled via video conference a Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL) developed by DRDO in association with ESIC Hospital, Hyderabad and Private industry.
This lab commissioned in a record time of 15 days - a process which in the normal course of time take 6 months. This testing facility can process between 1,000-2,000 testing samples per day.
Here are some pictures of the mobile labs shared by journalist Shiv Aroor.
The Mobile Viral Research Lab is the combination of a BSL 3 lab and a BSL 2 lab essential to carry out the activities. The labs are built as per WHO and ICMR Bio-safety standards to meet international guidelines. The system has built in electrical controls, LAN, Telephone cabling, and CCTV.
The Mobile Lab will be helpful to carry out diagnosis of COVID-19 and also virus culturing for drug screening, Convalescent plasma derived therapy, comprehensive immune profiling of COVID-19 patients towards vaccine development early clinical trials specific to Indian population. The lab screens 1000-2000 samples per day. This lab can be positioned anywhere in the country, as per requirement.
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