Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that COVID-19 testing capacity has increased to over 350 samples per day in Jammu and Kashmir. He said, this is a major achievement because two to three weeks back, there was facility of testing only 50 samples a day.
Mr Singh lauded the Union Territory government of Jammu and Kashmir, for bringing about a major upsurge in their Corona care and prevention capacity during the lockdown period. The Minister said, compared to many other States, Jammu and Kashmir has been faster in upgrading its health infrastructure to meet the sudden challenge that emerged in the form of Corona pandemic.
He said, the number of isolation beds has increased from 1533 to 2372 beds and there are 1689 additional beds in the pipeline.
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