Health Ministry to review coronavirus tests performed at pvt labs
- By Web Desk -
- May 20, 2020
LAHORE: Spokesperson for the Punjab Healthcare Commission on Wednesday said that a private coronavirus testing facility has been ordered to stop from performing further tests, ARY News reported.
The spokesperson said that the lab was found guilty of not following bio-safety standards required to carry out coronavirus tests.
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The laboratory had inadequate resources and was not properly disposing off material used in performing coronavirus tests whereas the staff performing the said tests also lacked basic training.
Private laboratories performing coronavirus tests throughout the province have thus been asked to submit their test results to the Ministry of Health for review purposes.
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