COVID-19 Testing Begins At SAIL”s Rourkela Plant In Odisha: Pradhan

New Delhi, Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has set up a COVID-19 testing lab at its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in Odisha.

The lab, set up at RSP”s Ispat General Hospital (IGH), became operational from Wednesday.

“SAIL has started COVID-19 testing lab lab at Rourkela. It will strengthen the state”s as well as India”s fight against COVID-19 pandemic,” Pradhan said.

While all the major equipment for the testing facility have been provided by the Government of Odisha, the infrastructure has been provided by SAIL-RSP.

SAIL stated that doctors and paramedics of IGH trained at RMRC and AIIMS in Bhubaneswar will carry out the testing.-Outlook India