Governor inaugurates new BSL-3 Lab for Emerging Pathogens at UVAS - Press Release issued by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.

Lahore -- April 07, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)

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The Chancellor/Governor Punjab Ch Muhammad Sarwar inaugurated a new state-of-the-art Bio safety Level-3 'Laboratory for Emerging Pathogens' at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore on Tuesday. The Department of Microbiology of UVAS in collaboration with Pirbright Institute UK, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council UK and Zoonosis and Emerging Livestock Systems UK established the lab for research on and diagnosis of emerging pathogens, including coronavirus.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar said that testing of COVID-19 is the first and foremost requirement to understand its spread, epidemiology and treatment. Since coronavirus is a novel virus, its testing facility must fulfill all the scientific guidelines of safety, he stressed.

The governor appreciated the UVAS Vice Chancellor and his team for establishing the much-needed laboratory. He said that he was glad to see vice-chancellors of all universities to play the true leadership role in the time of coronavirus crisis. He assured the UVAS of his full support for further enhancing the scope of the laboratory. He also spoke about the importance of tele-medicine and its benefits for health experts and general public. He said that coronavirus is a big challenge and we will meet this challenge with collective efforts.

Presenting the welcome address, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr...