TRICHY: The Directorate of Public Health (DPH) in
Ariyalur launched a mobile
Covid-19 sample collection vehicle on Monday.
The modified van was equipped with a transparent kiosk facilitating contactless sample collection from the public.
Officials said the mobile sample collection vehicle was introduced to enable people in rural and remote parts of the district to give their samples at doorstep instead of people going to government hospitals and primary health centres (PHCs).
Two lab technicians facilitated with personal protection equipment (PPE) will collect samples. The samples collected will be moved to Ariyalur Government Medical College Hospital that has a dedicated laboratory to carry out Covid-19 tests.
Officials said the vehicle would be positioned in any of the six administrative blocks in Ariyalur district on a rotational basis.