New Delhi, Dec 9 : In a key development on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry approved five genomen sequencing machines for Madhya Pradesh.The machines have been provided to the state in view of the emergence of the new Covid variant, Omicron.
They will be installed in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa and Gwalior.The decision was taken after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a meeting involving state health minister Vishwas Sarang on Thursday.Before this the state was dependent on DNA sequencing facilities at Delhi and would have to wait between 10-12 days for the reports to be received.The ministry has also given its nod for special budget allocation for six medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh and a super-speciality hospital in Bhopal.avr/arm
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