गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Bharatpur Lab closed in lack of reagent of PCR test Nepal Bharatpur Lab closed in lack of reagent of PCR test KathmanduPati September 23, 2020 CHITWAN : The Bharatpur COVID-19 Lab operated by Bharatpur Hospital has been closed from Tuesday after reagents of PCR tests ran out of stock. With this, the samples that have been collected in the lab for the test are being sent to Kathmandu. Lab Chief Dr Nitu Adhikari said that the lab stopped carrying out PCR tests after reagents for the same ran out of stock on Monday. Adhikari shared that 325 samples have been sent to the National Public Health Lab in Teku on Tuesday. She further said that they have been searching for the reagent at the Ministry of Health and Population, Public Health Labs as well as other labs. The Chitwan Medical College and BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital have been carrying out PCR tests in the district. However, the Bharatpur Lab has been carrying them out free of cost, having already carried out over 25,000 PCR tests. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive?