Covid-19 test lab to be operational in Kohat soon.

KOHAT -- The fully automated PCR laboratory for Covid-19 tests solely for Kohat division will become operational here in a couple of days.

It has been received a week ago to rid the patients and health staff from the hazard of waiting for three days to receive test reports from Peshawar.

Dr Asif and Dr Afzal told additional deputy commissioner Bashir Ahmed and other officials that after its validation the lab would be activated in a few days.

Mr Ahmed said that it would benefit the suspected patients from Hangu, Kohat, Orakzai, Kurram and Karak districts who would receive their test results the very next day.

Meanwhile, the tehsil municipal committees of Kohat and tribal subdivision of Darra Adamkhel disinfected government buildings, hospitals, hujras and mosques against Covid-19.

The TMO, Kohat, Mohammad Shoeb and TMO Darra Adamkhel Gul Wali supervised the operations.

The new women and children hospital, livestock department, district secretariat complex, revenue department and anti-corruption department in Kohat were disinfected.

In Darra Adamkhel, the house of Covid- 19 positive Mohammad Zamir, a hujra and mosque in Mullahkhel, hujra of Mir Nawaz Qasimkhel, mosque of Awal Mir Sher Kallay and other such places were disinfected.

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