Chandigarh: PGI will outsource the next generation genome sequencing work from Coronavirus to detect its variant in its place, a step that will provide faster results and help take precautions on time.
“We will soon have facilities at the Institute because we cannot rely on other laboratories that have fat because of large demand,” said Director of PGI Ram Prof.
Jagat.
After arranged, it will be the only facility for Tricity.
Using the order, it is possible to analyze all genetic materials of an organism.
Using this tool, one can understand how the virus has developed and mutated.
“The use of this overall investigation is 1% in this country, which is very unfortunate.
In accordance with whom, this tool has been able to investigate the dynamics of the outbreak, including changes in epidemic size from time to time, helping in the design of diagnostic tests, drugs and vaccines, And in monitoring changes in its efficacy from time to time, “said a faculty member at PGI.
At present, PGI sends the sample to the NCDC laboratory in New Delhi for the test.
“It takes a month or more for reports because many samples from all over the country.
So, we decided to outsource work.
The procurement procurement procedure is expected to take the time,” said faculty members.
PGI has demanded from outsourcing agents that this procedure includes library preparation, the order of quality inspection and bioinformatics analysis of 60 samples for the overall generation of coronavirus with the next generation sequencing.
The sequencing must cover 99% of all Genoms SARS COV 2 and can detect all known virus variants.
Sources say government procedures for the procurement of these tools are not easy because there is a priority for ‘make in India’.
“For imported products, approval and time of processing longer,” said an official at the Institute administration.