Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has tested three
lakh two thousand nine hundred fifty six samples so far. Twenty seven thousand
two hundred fifty six samples have been tested yesterday by the various
government and private laboratories in the country.
ICMR is continuously scaling up its testing facilities for
COVID-19 by giving approval to government and private laboratories. As of now,
183 government laboratories, three collection centres and 80 private
laboratories’ chains have been given approval to conduct the test for COVID-19.