Chennai: North Chennai’s first Covid-19 test centre, KHM Medical Centre, approved by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), was inaugurated Thursday by Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar.
Located in Thambu Chetty Street, Parry’s Corner, the centre conducts real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test, done based on swabs taken from inside a person’s throat and nose.
“KHM Medical Centre, an ISO 9001:2015 certified lab, is run by trained microbiologists, technicians, and high quality lab equipment,” said a press note.
Commenting about the centre, its managing director Kurshith Begum, said, “we are a state-of-the-art molecular lab facility, equipped with CE-marked RT-PCR instruments. For sample collection, we only use nylon swabs with viral transport medium. All these ensure that the results are most accurate. Our technicians and staff wear recommended Personal Protective Equipment. We ensure that the customers also follow the safety guidelines including wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. We clean the premises with disinfectants after every sampling.”