Medical college to raise testing capacity in UP

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Aligarh, AMU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tariq Mansoor said that JNMC will soon increase Covid - 19 sample test capacity. Today the newly renovated Resident Doctor’s Association premise of the medical college was inaugurated by Prof. Tariq Mansoor through video conferencing. In addition to this, Vice-Chancellor also inaugurated a laboratory at the Department of Economics and a new Provost Office of Bibi Fatima Hall.

Prof. Tariq Mansoor said that the work of Resident Doctors in the fight against Covid-19, relief camps in flood-affected areas is remarkable.

He further added that the Resident Doctor’s Association organized successful medical camps in Uttrakhand, Kerala, and Jammu & Kashmir. JNMC's Virology lab was the first lab of Western Uttar Pradesh to start testing Covid samples during the early stage of Covid - 19 pandemic. Prof. Mansoor said that more than 70,000 covid samples has so far tested and it will soon be increased to 2000 sample tests per day. The principal of JNMC Prof. Shahid Ali Siddiqui said that more advanced facilities and features will be introduced in this newly renovated premise of RDA shortly. Prof. Haris M. Khan also expressed his views. Prof. Amjad Ali Rizvi, Prof. Mujahid Beig and Dr. Zia Siddique shared the history of RDA. Former General Secretary of RDA Dr. Nadeem Jilani attended the online inaugural function from Manchester (UK). RDA General Secretary Dr. Hamza Malik discussed current issues. Dr. Shahnawaz Iqubali and Dr. Saurabh Pathak also shared their views.

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