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Jharkhand tells officials to send COVID-19 positive samples for genome sequencing
22/12/2022 07:59 PM | Click to read full article
"Considering the importance of monitoring the trends of existing variants, it is essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of all positive case samples through Genome Sequencing Labs. This will enable timely detection of newer variants if any and will facilitate the undertaking of requisite public health measures for the same," Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Arun Kumar Singh said.