Medall gets nod to conduct COVID-19 tests

Chennai, Apr 23 () Diagnostic services providerMedall on Thursday said it has received approval from theIndian Council of Medical Research for conducting COVID-19tests. Medall has the capacity to process close to 1,000 samplesevery day at its 15,000-sq-foot central reference labhere, a press release said. "There is an urgent need to bring in more privatelaboratories for testing the samples...Medall is uniquelyplaced to meet the growing demand for quick testing ofsamples using the Real Time Polymerise Chain Reaction (RTPCR)testing,, Medall CEO Arjun Ananth said. Priced at Rs 4,000 per test, bookings can be done onlineat www.medall.in or by calling 75501 77777, the releasesaid. VIJ NVGROH ROH