Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi is expected to perform 800 coronavirus tests daily, as Sindh Government approved Rs 58.28 millions for completion of Biosafety Level – III (BSL-III) laboratory at the PCMD’s National Institute of Virology (PCMD).
It was important to mention that the BSL-III facility could only start its working subject to the availability of kits. The Sindh Govt will provide Dr. Panjwani Center the validated kits from NDMA so that the virology center could start receiving and processing of samples from April 23, 2020, he added. Director of International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), KU, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal expressed these views while speaking at the meeting of virology experts.