Question – On 20 January 2022, Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the mobile COVID testing facility for the Northeast. From which state of Northeast this facility has been started?
(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Tripura
(d) Mizoram
Answer—(d)
Related facts—
- On 20 January 2022, Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the Mobile COVID Testing Facility for the Northeast.
- This facility was started from Mizoram.
- This is the first of its kind Mobile Diagnostic Laboratory (I-Lab) for COVID testing.
- RT-PCR and ELISA test can be done in this laboratory.
- It also has facilities related to biosafety.
- This facility can also be used to test for other infectious diseases like TB.
- This laboratory has been developed with the assistance of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
By- Pankaj Pandey