Lab for swine flu test in Jaipuria hospital to come up

Jaipur | Friday | 22nd September, 2017

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JAIPUR: Viewing the increase in number of swine flu cases , a laboratory will come up in Jaipuria Hospital soon which will have the facility for testing swine flu Two persons died, while 62 others were tested positive for swine flu in the state on Thursday. Jaipur Hospital too sent the samples collected in the hospital to SMS Hospital for testing. A Jaipuria Hospital official said that earlier, they were getting the reports in 24 hours, but now they are getting the report in 12 hours.Aiming to strengthening the swine flu testing facilities, the health department has constituted a three-member committee which will ensure that the private hospitals are providing free swine flu testing facilities to indoor patients. A health department official said that one person died in Jaipur, while other succumbed to the disease in Kota.Health minister Kalicharan Saraf on Thursday announced a laboratory for Jaipuria Hospital, which will have swine flu testing facilities.It is expected that it will come up in next three months. In Jaipur only, 25 persons were tested positive for the disease..