COVID-19 test to begin at KMCH April 4

Sample testing of suspected coronavirus patients will begin on April 4 at the Laboratory of the Department of Microbiology of Khulna Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) in the city.

“Coronavirus (COVID-19) test to start on April 4 here as installation works of laboratory is progressing fast” said Vice-Principal of KMCH Dr. Md. Mehedi Newaz.

The laboratory is being installed at the 3rd floor of the Department of Microbiology at KMC as the machine for Polymerase Chain Reaction testing, has already been reached here from Dhaka, he added.

He said that the KMCH will be able to test COVID-19 with samples of throat swabs and blood and provide results within a day through using the machine.