The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) of Madhya Pradesh is the first forensic lab in the country to support corona testing and Director General of Police Vivek Johri has instructed to give all possible support from the forensic laboratories of the state in coordination with the State Health Directorate in the investigation of corona virus.
The latest advanced equipment available at FSL, technical skills and a team of trained scientists are supporting the corona investigation.
The Director of FSL Dr Harsh Sharma informed that the equipment available in DNA laboratories of Bhopal and Sagar of State FSL has been provided for use in corona testing by coordinating with COVID control room of State Health Directorate.
He said that this arrangement has been finalized after a detailed technical discussion between senior officials of the Ministry of Health, experts working in the COVID Cell of the Health Directorate,
DNA scientists from Sagar and Bhopal. According to Dr Anil Singh, in-charge of the recently launched DNA laboratory at the regional FSL Bhopal, the corona virus test in a sample is carried out with modern equipment RT PCR. A team of three DNA scientists Dr Anil Singh, Dr Heerak Ranjan Das and Dr Kamlesh Katholia are working.
Dr Pankaj Srivastava, in-charge and expert in the DNA laboratory of Sagar FSL said that the physician and technical staff of Corona Testing Lab of Sagar Medical College have been given initial training in the DNA Lab of FSL.
Dr Srivastava , Dr Praveesh Bhati and Dr DD Bansal Sagar teamed for the work.