There is no dearth of information regarding what the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is and what the precautions are against contracting it. There are also daily updates on the extent of the spread on a global scale.
Here we provide in-depth information on testing, including who gets tested, what kind of tests are conducted, and a state-wise database of government and private labs that are conducting COVID-19 tests.
Coronavirus is spread through droplets generated by coughing or sneezing by an infected person. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has provided specific guidelines for testing COVID-19.
Who Gets Tested
Based on the objective to contain the COVID-19 infection, the ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing has been revised thrice till date. The revised strategy on who will get tested as of 20 March 2020 are as follows:
- Testing guidelines for Asymptomatic individuals who have travelled internationally in the last 14 days:
- Must be quarantined at home for 14 days.
- Family members living with the said individual to be home quarantined.
- Will be tested ONLY if they become symptomatic (they have fever, cough, difficulty in breathing)
- Symptomatic contacts of individuals confirmed having COVID-19, through laboratory testing.
- Symptomatic healthcare workers.
- Hospitalised patients who have Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (cough AND fever with/without shortness of breath).
- Asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts* of a COVID-19 positive patient to be tested between day 5 and 14, after coming in contact with the patient. Testing will be done once.
Direct and high risk contacts refer to those living in the same household as a patient who has tested positive for the virus and healthcare workers who treated the patient without suitable protection recommended by WHO (World Health Organization).
All those who test positive, will be isolated and treated under the standard protocol.
Testing Process
Samples of nasal swabs and throat swabs are collected for testing. Collected samples will be sent to testing laboratories designated by Government health authorities and IDSP (Integrated Disease Surveillance Program).
121 government laboratories and 47 private laboratories have been approved by ICMR for testing COVID-19 samples (as of 16 March 2020).
Lab tests at private laboratories will only be offered to those who have a prescription from a physician according to the ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing.
Commercial kits are now being used for the diagnosis for COVID-19 after meeting the guidelines.
What is the Cost of Testing?
Currently, testing is being done free of charge for all individuals who require to be tested as per the guidelines.
For others, the cost for the first step screening analysis is Rs.1,500 and the additional analysis for confirmation is Rs.3,000.
This information is correct as of 17 March 2020.
Serological Testing
In order to better understand the epidemiology of COVID-19 in India, ICMR will soon start serological testing.
A serological test typically looks for antibodies present in your blood. It is different from a diagnostic test in that it does not determine active infection through swabs. It will help determine if a person was previously exposed to COVID-19 (asymptomatic persons) by the presence of antibodies.
According to Randeep Guleria, Chairman of the high-level expert committee formed to review the testing strategy for Covid-19 by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), serological tests will help generate data and understand whether people have been exposed to the virus.
At present, random samples are being tested to determine community transmission. Serological tests are believed to further aid researchers to identify and trace people, as well as understand the behaviour of the virus.
ICMR is presently contemplating using this test on people who come in contact with COVID-19 patients.
An antibody kit will be used to perform this test. ICMR invited bids for the same on 25 March 2020. ICMR estimates the need for 1 million such testing kits for the country.
Testing Centres
ICMR – National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune is the resource centre for the VRDL (Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories) network. It also bears responsibility for technical training to perform molecular as well as serological assays for virological diagnostics.
List of Operational Government Laboratories for COVID-19 Testing (as of 16 March 2020):
| S.No. | Names of States | Names of Medical Colleges | |||
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh (4) |
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| 2. | Assam (4) |
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| 3. | Bihar (2) |
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| 4. | Chandigarh (2) |
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| 5. | Chhattisgarh (2) |
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| 6. | Delhi (6) |
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| 7. | Gujarat (5) |
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| 8. | Haryana (2) |
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| 9. | Himachal Pradesh (2) |
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| 10. | Jammu & Kashmir (4) |
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| 11. | Jharkhand (2) |
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| 12. | Karnataka (7) |
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| 13. | Kerala (9) |
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| 14. | Maharashtra (8) |
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| 15. | Madhya Pradesh (4) |
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| 16. | Manipur (2) |
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| 17. | Meghalaya (1) | 1. North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya | |||
| 18. | Odisha (2) |
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| 19. | Puducherry (1) | 1. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry | |||
| 20. | Punjab (2) |
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| 21. | Rajasthan (8) |
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| 22. | Tamil Nadu (10) |
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| 23. | Telangana (5) |
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| 24. | Tripura (1) | 1. Government Medical College, Agartala | |||
| 25. | Uttar Pradesh (8) |
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| 26. | Uttarakhand (2) |
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| 27. | West Bengal (4) |
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| 28. | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1) | 1. Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair | |||
Source: icmr.nic.in
Note: IMCR has approved a total of 121 Government Laboratories for COVID-19 testing. Out of this number, 12 laboratories are in the process of operationalisation.
List of Private Laboratories for testing COVID-19 (as of 28 March 2020):
| S.No. | Names of States | Names of Laboratory and Address | |
| 1 | Delhi (8) | 1. | Lal Path Labs, Block -E, Sector 18, Rohini, Delhi |
| 2. | Dr Dangs Lab, C-2/1, Safadarjung Development Area, New-Delhi | ||
| 3. | Laboratory Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi | ||
| 4. | Max Lab, Max Super Spciality Hospital, Saket, New-Delhi | ||
| 5. | Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Clinical Lab Services, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi | ||
| 6. | Oncquest Labs Ltd, 3-Factory Road, New-Delhi | ||
| 7. | Prognosis Laboratories, 515-16, Sector 19, Dwarka | ||
| 8. | City X-Ray & Scan Clinic Pvt Ltd, 4B/18, Tilak Nagar, NewDelhi | ||
| 2. | Gujarat (4) | 1. | Unipath Specialty laboratory limited, 102, Sanoma Plaza, Opposite Parimal Garden, Besides JMC House, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad |
| 2. | Supratech Micropath Laboratory & Research Institute Pvt Ltd, Kedar, Ahmedabad | ||
| 3. | SN GeneLab Pvt Ltd, President Plaza –A, Near Mahavir Hospital, Nanpura, Surat | ||
| 4. | Pangenomics International Pvt Ltd, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad | ||
| 3. | Haryana (5) | 1. | Strand Life Sciences, A-17, Sector 34, Gurugram |
| 2. | SRL Limited, GP26, Sector 18, Gurugram | ||
| 3. | Modern Diagnostic & Research Centre-Lab, 363-364/4, JAwahar Nagar. Gurgaon | ||
| 4. | Core Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Udyog Vihar Phase-3, Gurgaon | ||
| 5. | MolQ Laboratory, Plot 28,29; Sector 18(P), Electronic city, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon | ||
| 4. | Karnataka (2) | 1. | Neuberg Anand Reference Laboratory, Anand Tower, #54, Bowring Hospital Road, Bengaluru |
| 2. | Cancyte Technologies Pvt Ltd, Sri Shankara Research Centre, Bengaluru | ||
| 5. | Maharashtra (10) | 1. | Thyrocare Technologies Limited, D37/1, TTC MIDC, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai |
| 2. | Suburban Diagnostics (India) Pvt. Ltd., 306, 307/T, 3rd Floor, Sunshine Bld., Andheri (W), Mumbai | ||
| 3. | Metropolis Healthcare Ltd, Unit No. 409-416, 4th Floor, Commercial Building-1, Kohinoor Mall, Mumbai | ||
| 4. | Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Molecular Medicine, Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., R-282, TTC Industrial Area, Rabale, Navi Mumbai | ||
| 5. | SRL Limited, Prime Square Building, Plot No 1, Gaiwadi Industrial Estate, SV Road, Goregaon, Mumbai | ||
| 6. | A.G. Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Nayantara Building, Pune | ||
| 7. | Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Laboratory, Four Bungalows, Mumbai | ||
| 8. | InfeXn Laboratories Private Limited, A/131, Therelek Compound, Road No 23, Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane (W) | ||
| 9. | iGenetic Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Krislon House, Andheri East, Mumbai | ||
| 10. | Tata Memorial Centre Diagnostic Services-Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai | ||
| 6. | Orissa (1) | 1. | Dept of Lab Services, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar |
| 7. | Tamil Nadu (4) | 1. | Dept. of Clinical Virology, CMC, Vellore |
| 2. | Department of Laboratory Services, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, Chennai | ||
| 3. | Neuberg Ehrlich Lab Pvt Ltd, 46-48 Masilamani Road, Balaji Nagar, Chennai | ||
| 4. | Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai | ||
| 8. | Telangana (8) | 1. | Laboratory Services, Apollo Hospitals, 6th Floor, Health Street Building, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad |
| 2. | Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd, Street No 19, Himayath Nagar, Hyderabad | ||
| 3. | Vimta Labs Ltd, Plot No 142, Phase 2, IDA Cherlapally, Hyderabad | ||
| 4. | Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited, Diagnostic Labortory, Bowenpally, Secunderabad | ||
| 5. | Dr. Remedies Labs Private Ltd, A3, Titus Plaza, Sharma Commercial Complex, Punjagutta, Hyderabad | ||
| 6. | Pathcare Labs Pvt Ltd, Medchal, Hyderabad | ||
| 7. | American Institute of Pathology And Lab Sciences Pvt Ltd, Citizens Hospital, Serilingampally, Hyderabad | ||
| 8. | Medcis Pathlabs India Pvt Ltd, Plot No 16 & 17, Swathi Plaza, Anand Nagar, New Bowenpally, Secunderabad | ||
| 9 | U.P. (1) | 1. | RML Mehrotra Pathology Pvt Ltd, Nirala Nagar, Lucknow |
| 10 | West Bengal (2) | 1. | Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, 58 Canal Circular Road, Kolkata |
| 2. | Tata Medical Center, Rajarhat, Kolkata | ||
| 11 | Kerala (2) | 1. | DDRC SRL Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Panampilly Nagar, Ernakulam |
| 2. | MIMS Lab Services, Govindapuram, Kozhikode | ||
Source: icmr.nic.in
Find below the state-wise list of VRDLs and their contact information:
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Sr.No. |
State/UT |
Level of VRDL |
LIST OF VRDLs |
Contact details of PI |
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1. |
Andaman |
State Level |
Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair |
Name: Dr. P. Vijyachari Mobile: 9932083226; Email: vijayacharip@yahoo.com |
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2. |
Andhra Pradesh |
State Level |
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
Name: Dr.Usha Kalawat, Mobile: 09493547709 Email: ukalawat@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada |
Name: Dr. R. Lakshmi Kumari Mobile: 9290092848 Email: rlakshmikumari@gmail.com vrdlsmcvja@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Anantapur |
Name: Dr. Swarnalatha Mobile: 9849499761 Email: vrdlgmcatp@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa |
Name: Dr.SasidharMajeti Mobile: 9247899544 Email: sasidharmajeti@hotmail.com microrimskadpa@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada |
Name: Dr. D.S. Murthy Mobile: 9440341099 Email: murtyds@gmail.com |
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State Level |
Guntur Medical College, Guntur |
Name: Dr. Prasanthi Kohli Mobile: 09848173034 Email: vrdlgunturmedicalcollege@gmail.com |
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Medical college Level |
Andhra Medical college, Vishakhapatnam |
Name: Dr.P.Kamala Mobile: 9246667885, 9492820244 Email: drkamalavirology@gmail.com |
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3. |
Assam |
Regional level |
Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh |
Name: Dr.Biswa Borkakoty Mobile: 09435131316 Email: biswaborkakoty@gmail.com |
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State Level |
Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati |
Name: Dr. Ajanta Sharma Mobile: 9435011202 Email: virologygmch@gmail.com, ajantasharma2002@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
Silchar Medical College, Silchar |
Name: Dr.Dipa Baido Mobile: 09706031102 Email: vrdl.silchar@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat |
Name: Dr. Purnima Barua Mobile: 9435141989 Email: drpbm29@gmail.com, drpurnimabarua@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Tezpur Medical College, Tezpur |
Name: Dr.Kalpana Bezborah Mobile: 09954264923 Email: vrdltmch@gmail.com, kalpanabezborah1@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Fakhruddin Medical College, Barpeta |
Name: Dr. Elmy Samsun rasul Mobile: 9864065956 Email: elmyrasul@yahoo.com |
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4. |
Bihar |
Medical College Level |
Patna Medical College, Patna |
Name: Dr. Satyendra Narayan Singh Mobile: 09430829788 Email: vrdlpmc@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Darbhanga Medical College, Darbhanga |
Name: Dr. R. S. Prasad Mobile: 9430850201, 07762860386 Email: drrspd.57@gmail.com, vrdldmc@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
S K Medical College, Muzaffarpur |
Name: Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Mobile: 09835279484 Email: hodmicrobiologyskmcmui@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna |
Name: Dr. Pradeep Das Mobile: 09431012380 Email: drpradeep.das@gmail.com |
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5. |
Chandigarh |
Regional level |
PGIMER, Chandigarh |
Name: Dr. R. K. Ratho Mobile: 08360680627 Email: rathopgi@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh |
Name: Dr.Jagdish Chander Mobile: 9646121570 Email: jchander@nic.in/jchander@hotmail.com |
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6. |
Chhattisgarh |
Medical College Level |
Late Sri BaliramKashyap Memorial Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur |
Name: Dr. Devajyothi Majumdar Mobile: 7869698550 Email: dmsmims@gmail.com |
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State Level |
All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Raipur, Chhattisgarh. |
Name: Dr. Anudita Bhargava Mobile: 08518881903 Email: nuditabhargava@gmail.com |
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7. |
Delhi-NCT |
Regional Level |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi- 110029 |
Name: Dr. Lalit Dar Mobile: 9818137078 Email: lalitdaraiims@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi |
Name: Dr. Manoj Jais Mobile: 9868961269 Email: serologyhailhmc@gmail.com, drmanojjais@yahoo.co.in |
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8. |
Gujarat |
State Level |
B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad |
Name: Dr. M.M. Vegad Mobile: 09825067308 Email: mahendravegad@rediffmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar |
Name: Dr Summaiya Mullan Mobile: 09825319755 Email: mullasummaiya@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Surat |
Name: Dr. Neeta Khandelwal Mobile: 9925276950 Email: neetashokk@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
GMC, Bhavnagar |
Name: Dr. Kairavi J Desai Mobile: 9825469106 Email: drkairavi@yahoo.in |
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Medical College Level |
PDU GMC, Rajkot |
Name: Dr. Prakash Modi Mobile: 8780262489 Email: mcrmicro@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College & SSG Hospital, Vadodara |
Name: Dr. Tanuja Javadekar Mobile: 9824919676 Email: drtanuja24@gmail.com |
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9. |
Haryana |
Medical College Level |
PGIMS, Rohtak |
Name: Dr. Paramjeet S. Gill Mobile: 9896296249 Email: pjsgill@rediffmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
BPS Government Medical College for Women, Sonepat |
Name: Dr. Sarita Yadav Mobile: 9416978208 Email: yadav78sarita@yahoo.com |
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10. |
Himachal Pradesh |
State Level |
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla |
Name: Dr. Santwana Verma Mobile: 09418451123 Email: santwana1812@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Dr.Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda |
Name: Dr.S C Jaryal Mobile: 9418115596 Email: drscjaryal@gmail.com |
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11. |
Jammu and Kashmir |
State Level |
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar |
Name: Dr. Bashir Ahmad Fomda, Email: bashirfomda@gmail.com Mob:09419001701 |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Jammu |
Name: Dr. Shashi Sudan Sharma Mobile: 9419197344 Email: drshashisharma.micro@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Srinagar |
Name: Dr. Anjum Farhana Mobile: 9419016207 Email: anjumfarhana1@yahoo.in |
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12. |
Jharkhand |
Medical College Level |
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi |
Name: Dr. Manoj Kumar Mobile: 8986880889 Email: icmrvirologyrims@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur |
Name: Piyali Gupta Mobile: 8986880889 Email: mgmvrdl@gmail.com |
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13. |
Karnataka |
State Level |
Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore |
Name: Dr. Shantala G Mobile: 09448078081 Email: drshantalagb@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore |
Name: Dr. Amurtha Kumari B Mobile: 9900571039 Email: amrutakb@yahoo.co.in |
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Medical College Level |
Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Science, Bellary |
Name: Dr. Krishna S. Mobile: 9448415781 Email: drkrishnas68@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan |
Name: Dr. Venkatesha D.T. Mobile: 9448262118 Email: Venkatdt2002@yahoo.co.in |
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Medical College Level |
Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences |
Name: Dr. Siddesh K.C. Mobile: 9448324483 Email: drsiddeshkc@gmail.com, simsvrdlshivamogga@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Gulbarga Institute Of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga |
Name: Dr. Nawaz Umar Email: microbiologygims123@gmail.com, drnawazumar@gmail.com Mob: 99452701149 |
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Kerala |
Regional Level |
Government Medical College, Kozhikode |
Name: Dr. Beena Philomina J. Mobile: 09446161949 Email: drbeenapj@gmail.com |
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State Level |
National Institute of Virology, Alappuzha |
Name: A.P. Sugunan Mobile: 9400235828 Email: apsugunan@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Trivandrum |
Name: Dr. Sarada Devi, Email: sdevikl23@gmail.com Mob: 9495244081 |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Thrissur |
Name: Dr. Beena Paul Mobile: 07907261883 Email: vrdlthrissur@gmail.com |
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15. |
Madhya Pradesh |
Regional level |
AIIMS, Bhopal |
Name: Dr. Debasis Biswas Mobile: 07747010312 Email: aiimsbhopalvrdl@aiimsbhopal.edu.in, debasis.microbiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in |
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Medical College Level |
Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar |
Name: Dr. Shoeb Akhtar Khan Mobile: 09827047392 Email: shoebakin@yahoo.co.in |
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Medical College Level |
MGM Medical College, Indore |
Name: Dr. Anitha Mutha Mobile: 9826170789 Email: dranitamutha@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior |
Name: Dr. Vaibhav Mishra Mobile: 9826778524 Email: vmmicro@gmail.com, drvaibhavmisra74@gmail.com |
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State Level |
National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur |
Name: Dr. P. V. Barde Phone: 0761-2370800/ 2370818/ 2673807/ 3204738 Email: pradip_barde@hotmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
S.S Medical College, Rewa |
Name: Dr. Amresh Puri Mobile: 09972563939 Email: dramarns@gmail.com |
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16. |
Maharashtra |
Medical College Level |
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur |
Name: Dr. Sharmila Raut Mobile: 7721910747 Email: sharmilakuber@gmail.com, vrdliggmcnagpur@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Miraj, Sangli |
Name: Dr.Vanita Kulkarni Mobile: 9881861154 Email: vanitak24@yahoo.com, gmcmirajmicro@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai |
Name: Dr. Jayanthi Shastri Mobile: 09820549156 Email: jsshastri@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai |
Name: Dr. Nayana Ingole Mobile: 9821471788 Email: nayanaingole@gmail.com, gitanataraj@gmail.com |
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State Level |
Government Medical college, Nagpur |
Name: Dr. Sandeep. V. Kokate Mobile: 9833216792 Email: drsandeepkokate@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Aurangabad |
Name: Dr. Jyoti Iravane Mobile: 09823233245 Email: jairavane@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
V. M. Government Medical College, Solapur |
Name: Dr. Nasira Sheik Mobile: 09422653930 Email: vmgmcmicro@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule |
Name: Dr. Supriya Malvi Mobile: 08605807795 Email: supriya.malvi@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College and Hospital & Superspeciality Hospital, Akola |
Name: Dr.Nitin A Mobile: 09921414350 Email: nitinaambhore@gmail.com, naambhore@rediffmail.com |
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17. |
Manipur |
State Level |
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal |
Name: Dr. Sulochana Devi Mobile: 09436037996 Email: sulo_khu@rediffmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
JNIMS, Imphal |
Name: Dr. R.K.Manoj kumar Singh Mobile: 8974025306 Email: rkmksingh@gmail.com |
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18. |
Meghalaya |
State Level |
NEIGRIHMS, Shillong |
Name: Dr. A.C. Phukan Mobile: 09436336370 Email: dranilphukan@yahoo.co.in |
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19. |
Odisha |
Regional level |
RMRC, Bhubaneswar |
Name: Dr. Jyoti Turuk Mobile: 7653915589 Email: drjyotirmayuturuk@gmail.com, vrdlrmrcbbsr@gmail.com |
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State Level |
SCB Medical College, Cuttack |
Name: Dr. Dharitri Mohapatra Mobile: 9861336505 Email: dr.dharitri@rediffmail.com Name: Dr. Nirupauma Chayani Mobile: 09437310666 Email: nirupama.chayani@gmail.com |
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20. |
Puducherry |
Regional level |
JIPMER, Puducherry |
Name: Dr. Rahul Dhodapkar Mobile: 09791933708 Email: rahuldhodapkar@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry |
Name: Dr. S. Srinivasan Mobile: 9444149424, 9787728177 Email: drsriniv@gmail.com |
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21. |
Punjab |
Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Amritsar |
Name: Dr. Shailpreet Sidhu, Dr. Kanwardeep Dhingra Mobile: 9814309793, 09876148560 Email: shail78@hotmail.com, kdmicrojmcasr@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Patiala |
Name: Dr. Rupinder Bakshi Mobile: 9815320300 Email: rupindergill1@yahoo.co.in |
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22. |
Rajasthan |
State Level |
SMS Medical College, Jaipur |
Name: Dr. Bharti Malhotra Mobile: 09414042040 Email: drbhartimalhotra@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur |
Name: Dr. P.K. Khatri Mobile: 9460481236 Email: drpkkhatri@yahoo.co.in |
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Medical College Level |
RNT Medical College, Udaipur |
Name: Dr. Anshu Sharma Mobile: 9414238909 Email: anshu69sharma@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
S.P. Medical College & Associated Group of Hospitals, Bikaner, Rajasthan |
Name: Dr. Anjali Gupta Mobile: 9414452393 Email: bkgbkn@rediffmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan |
Name: Dr. Yogendra Kumar Tiwari Mobile: 9414550771 Email: yogendratiwari2012@gmail.com |
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Regional level |
AIIMS, Jodhpur |
Name: Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Nag Mobile: 08003996874 Email: vijayalakshmi005@gmail.com |
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23. |
Tamil Nadu |
Medical College Level |
Madurai Medical College, Madurai |
Name: Dr. C. Sugumari Mobile: 9842953380 Email: doctorsugumari@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Theni |
Name: Dr.S. Lalitha Mobile: 9787594487 Email: gtmcmicrobiology@gmail.com, drlallithiagu@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem |
Name: Dr. S. Rajesh Mobile: 9443321151 Email: sengodan.rajesh1974@gmail.com microsalem30@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Thiruvarur |
Name: Dr. V.Vasuki, Mobile: 9442351350 Email: micro_vasuki@yahoo.co.in |
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Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Villupuram |
Name: Dr. P Shankar Mobile: 09940856010 Email: pshankx@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli |
Name: Dr. V P Amudha Mobile: 09443429641 Email: vpamudha@yahoo.co.in |
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State Level |
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore |
Name: Dr. Mythily Nagasundaram Mobile: 09488990741 Email: mythilynmicro@gmail.com |
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State Level |
King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Name: Dr. K. Kaveri Mobile: 988485519 Email: kaveri_raj1967@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Name: Dr. T. Sabeetha Mobile: 94426-69001 Email: sabitha@iitm.ac.in, tndmepd@gmail.com |
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24. |
Tripura |
Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Agartala |
Name: Dr. Tapan Majumdar Mobile: 9436120498 Email: drtapan1@rediffmail.com |
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25.. |
Telangana |
Medical College Level |
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |
Name: Dr. G. Jyothi Lakshmi Mobile: 9848097635 Email: drgjyothilakshmi@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
Kakatiya Medical College, Nizampura, Warangal |
Name: Dr. Jyothi Kundru Mobile: 7337070094 Email: jyothikunduru08@gmail.com |
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State Level |
Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad |
Name: Dr. K. Nagamani Mobile: 09966533327 Email: nagamaniy2k03@rediffmail.com |
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26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
State Level |
King George Medical University, Lucknow |
Name: Dr. Amita Jain Mobile: 09415023928 Email: amita602002@yahoo.com |
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Medical College Level |
J N Medical College, Aligarh |
Name: Dr. Haris Mazoor Mobile: 9897752620 Email: vrdlaligarh2016@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
UPUMS, (Formerly UPRIMS) Saifai |
Name: Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma Mobile: 8477973359 Email: rshverma@gmail.com |
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State Level |
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras |
Name: Name: Dr. Gopal Nath Mobile: 09335058394 Email: gopalnath@gmail.com |
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27. |
Uttarakhand |
Medical College Level |
Government Medical College, Haldwani |
Dr. Vinita Rawat Mobile: 8954630885 Email: drvinitarawat@gmail.com |
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State Level |
AIIMS, Rishikesh |
Name: Dr. Pratima Gupta Mobile: 8475000272 Email: pratima.micro@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in |
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Medical College Level |
Doon Government Medical College, Dehradun |
Name: Dr. Shekhar Pal, Mobile: 09997679392 Email: drshekharpal@gmail.com |
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28. |
West Bengal |
Regional level |
NICED Virus Unit, Kolkata |
Name: Dr. Shanta Dutta Mobile: 09830152971 Email: shanta1232001@yahoo.co.in, shanta.niced@icmr.gov.in, vrdln.niced@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
IPGMER, Kolkata |
Name: Dr. Raja Ray Mobile: 943332345 Email: rjrm1175@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Murshidabad, Berhampur, West Bengal |
Name: Dr. Manas Sarkar Mobile: 9433396315 Email: manashsarkar98@yahoo.in |
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Medical College Level |
Midnapore Medical College & Hospital, Midnapore |
Name: Dr. ParthaSarathi Satpathi Mobile: 9332145545 Email: vrdlmmch@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling |
Name: Dr. Arunabhao Sarkar Mobile: 9932214173 Email: micro.nbmc@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
Malda Medical College, Malda |
Name: Dr.Puranjay Saha Mobile: 9434167080 Email: drpuranjoysaha@gmail.com |
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Medical College Level |
RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata |
Name: Prof. Mitali Chatterjee Mobile: 9831086552 Email: chatterjeemitali5@gmail.com, vrdlrgkar@gmail.com |
Source: icmr.nic.in
The following list contains Government Laboratories that are suited for COVID-19 testing, but are not supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research:
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S. No. |
Names of States |
Names of Medical Colleges |
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1. |
Karnataka |
National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru. |
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Wenlock District Hospital, Mangalore |
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2. |
Madhya Pradesh |
Defense Research Development Establishment, Gwalior |
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3. |
Tamil Nadu |
Stanley Medical College, Chennai |
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4. |
Telangana |
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad |
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5. |
West Bengal |
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata |
Source: icmr.nic.in
Helpline Numbers
Central Helpline Number for corona-virus: - +91-11-23978046
Helpline Numbers of States & Union Territories (UTs)
| S. No | Name of the State | Helpline Nos. |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 0866-2410978 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 9436055743 |
| 3 | Assam | 6913347770 |
| 4 | Bihar | 104 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 104 |
| 6 | Goa | 104 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 104 |
| 8 | Haryana | 8558893911 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 104 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 104 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 104 |
| 12 | Kerala | 0471-2552056 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 0755-2527177 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 020-26127394 |
| 15 | Manipur | 3852411668 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 108 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 102 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 7005539653 |
| 19 | Odisha | 9439994859 |
| 20 | Punjab | 104 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 0141-2225624 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 104 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 044-29510500 |
| 24 | Telangana | 104 |
| 25 | Tripura | 0381-2315879 |
| 26 | Uttarakhand | 104 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 18001805145 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 1800313444222, 03323412600, |
| S. No | Name of Union Territory (UT) | Helpline Nos. |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 03192-232102 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 9779558282 |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 104 |
| 4 | Delhi | 011-22307145 |
| 5 | Jammu & Kashmir | 01912520982, 0194-2440283 |
| 6 | Ladakh | 1982256462 |
| 7 | Lakshadweep | 104 |
| 8 | Puducherry | 104 |
Notes:
- ICMR does not provide testing kits to these laboratories.
- The labs can start testing as per the directives of the respective State Governments.
So, please contact the laboratories to know if they conduct testing.
As of 27 March 2020, 9:00 a.m. 27,688 samples had been collected from 26,798 persons for testing for SARS-CoV2.
Please note that this page is for informational purposes only. Please visit the official website of the Indian Council of Medical Ressearch (ICMR) https://icmr.nic.in/content/covid-19 for accurate and up-to-date information about Covid-19 and testing labs in India.
