NEW DELHI: Chairman of the Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the genome sequencies laboratory at the LNJP Hospital here on Wednesday and said it would detect the death of the Coronavirus variant and help the government prepare it.
The Laboratory of the Genome sequence at Lok Nayak Hospital Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) managed by the state is the third facility in North India, a statement issued by the Delhi government said.
It will be able to seutly five to seven samples a day, with a settlement time of about four to five days, the statement was added.
This facility will especially for the purpose of supervision and public health because the identification of variants of concerns will be carried out, he said.
This will be an asset not only for national capital but for all North India, the statement added.
“Launching the Covid genome sequencing facility at the LNJP Hospital, Delhi.
The new variant of Coronavirus appears around the world.
Lethality from a new variant of this virus can be detected in this laboratory in Delhi so that the government can work.
On a strategy to stop the spread,” Kejriwal said in Tweet.
On the show, he said if “we know the variant on time, we will be able to develop our preparation strategies well and it will help in taking the right action”.
“We continue to read in newspapers that new variants and Covid-19 mutations appear every day.
To get our sample tested, we depend on the National Disease Control Center (NCDC), the Central Government Laboratory,” said the Minister’s Chief.
Genetic analysis machines for sequencing genomes are operational in hospitals from Monday.
“Through this machine, we will be able to analyze all Covid-19 variants and understand it for one wave or spread in Delhi, if at all they witnessed.
If we know about the variant on time, we will be able to develop our preparation strategies well and will Very helpful in taking the right action.
We don’t have the facility until now.
I have been told that this is the third machine installed in North India, “Kejriwal said.
He added that while restrictions were relaxed, people had to follow social distance and took the right precautions against Covid.
Health Minister Delhi Satyendar Jain and Medical Director of LNJP Dr.
Suresh Kumar joined Kejriwal during the launch of the facility.