State to start pooled sampling rapid antibody testing to speed up results

Kolkata | Monday | 20th April, 2020

Summary:

Let's take an example as how the pooled testing works. Cooch Behar Government Medical, North Bengal Medical College, Raiganj Government Medical College and Malda Medical College would conduct rapid antibody test for the patients from all the North Bengal districts. Rampurhat Government Medical College would cater patients from Birbhum and Rampurhat HD while Burdwan Medical College would serve the patients from East and West Burdwan. Murshidabad Medical College would cater two districts of Murshidabad and Nadia. Diamond Harbour Govt Medical College would serve Diamond Harbour HD while IPGMER & SSKM Hospital would cater South 24-Parganas, Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly..