Swab collection halted in Sudur Paschim

DHANGADI: Throat swab collection for testing Coronavirus has been stopped in the Sudur Paschim State. The collection was stopped after the only laboratory to test COVID-19 in Dhangadi received swab samples more than its capacity.

It has been stopped for five days. The PCR laboratory has the capacity to test 250 samples in a day. However, there are 1,083 samples that are yet to be tested at the laboratory.