ADVANCED VIROLOGY LAB FOR COVID-19 TESTING

July 2, 2020

The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, has established an Advanced Virology Lab for testing COVID-19.

About:

  • The facility has been developed based on the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

  • The Advanced Virology Lab is a Bio Safety Level- 3 facility.

  • It has a “Negative Pressure”, which means it has a suction facility that can suck any aerosol and pass it through filters. It can filter virus or bacteria to make it a safe COVID-19 testing facility. It reduces the possibilities of infections at the culture facilities.