Another Viral Research and Development Laboratories (VRDL) have been operational at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH), informed State Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma through his twitter handle.
This is the 17th VRDL in Assam. The minister said that there was not a single VRDL till January, 2020 but now the state has 17 such laboratories.
The minister in his tweet said, "Happy to share that from today we have operationslised one more Viral Research and Development Labaratories (VRDL) in the campus of Jorhat Medical College. We have now 17 VRDL in Assam. Needless to say that there was none in the month January,2020."