Kanpur: Zika sample testing facilities will begin in Covid Lab (Department of Microbiology) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College from Wednesday and so on.
“Kit 100 samples have been purchased from KgMu Lucknow,” the informed GSVM authority.
The authorities then said that medical college staff had been sent to Kgmu Lucknow on Monday for training.
They stated that the letter, related to important items including kits, has been sent to the state government to test 5,000 samples of Zika.
“So far, Zika is being tested on your KG lab in Lucknow, in addition to the National Virology Institute in Pune,” said the authorities further.
Zika’s infection was also identified through RNA like Covid, told senior officials at GSVM.
“GSVM has a RT-PCR engine.
Only important kits and items needed to do the Zika test,” said the official, added, “Now from Wednesday, the Ministry of Health will send Zika’s sample to GSVM Medical College.” A Professor committee has been Formed under the leadership of the Deputy Head of Princess Prof.
Richa Giri.
“Head of Gynecology Prof.
Kiran Pandey, Dr.
Seema Dwivedi, Dr.
Madhu Yadav, Dr.
Ak Verma, Dr.
Alpika Shukla has been stored in the committee,” said the source.
In a meeting on Monday, the committee had decided to establish Ward Zika 12 beds at the infectious disease hospital and a zica ward 18 beds in the maternity wing and the operation began from the same day.
“The medical staff of the doctors has also been returned.
Zika patients, including Zika affecting pregnant women, will be accepted here,” said Principal Deputy Prof.
Giri.