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

By ANI | Updated: March 17, 2020 13:30 IST

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.

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New Delhi [India], Mar 17 : 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 Orgsation (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.

( With inputs from ANI )

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