Coronavirus Tests Are Now Free For Every Indian: Checkout Authorized Testing Centres Across India (Full List)
Taking into consideration the gravity of Coronavirus, the Health Ministry has declared that the first and second confirmatory tests for COVID-19 will be free for all the citizens.
Coronavirus has been declared a pandemic now, and the number of cases have gone past 100, and the number of patients succumbing to the disease is 2.
In addition to this, the Government has also announced that 52 centres will be opened for testing of the disease across the country.
Read on to know more!
First And Secondary Testing To Be Made Free For All: Health Ministry
Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Health, has confirmed that the first and second confirmatory tests for Covid-19 will be free for all the citizens of India. He also said that the country has enough capacity for this but only 10 per cent of the capacity has been utilized each day so far.
If you think you have symptoms or have traveled to any country where there have been coronavirus cases, such as Italy or China, you should contact the govt helpline number: 011-2397 8046
The Health Ministry states, “The helpline service will note down your contact details and contact you with the testing protocols of COVID-19. If you qualify as a case for testing as per the protocol, you will be tested at a Government approved lab only.”
Testing Sites In India: Complete List
There are now about 52 sites set up for testing the Coronavirus across India. Here’s a complete list of the sites:
Andhra Pradesh:
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Contact number – +91-8772287777
- Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Contact number – +91- 89127 12258
- Government Medical College, Anantapur, AP
Contact number – +91 85542 49115
Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
- Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Contact number – 03192 251158/59
Assam:
- Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati
Contact number – 03612132751
- Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh
Contact number – 03732381494
Bihar:
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Contact number – 06122636651
Chandigarh:
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
Contact number – 01722747585
Chhattisgarh:
- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Raipur
Contact number – 07712572240
Delhi-NCR:
- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Delhi
Contact number – 01126588500
- National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi
Contact number – 01123913148
Gujarat
- BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
Contact number – 07922680074
- M.P.Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar
Contact number – 02882553515
Haryana
- Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Inst. of Med. Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
Contact number – 01262211307
- BPS Govt Medical College, Sonipat
Contact number – 01263 283 025
Himachal Pradesh
- Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Contact number – 01772654713
- Dr.Rajendra Prasad Govt. Med. College, Kangra, Tanda, HP
Contact number – 01892287187
Jammu and Kashmir
- Sher?e? Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
Contact number – 01942401013
- Government Medical College, Jammu
Contact number – 01912584247
- MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur
Contact number – 06572360859
Karnataka
- Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore
Contact number – 08026700810
- National Institute of Virology Field Unit Bangalore
Contact number – 08026654084
- Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore
Contact number – 08212520512
- Hassan Inst. of Med. Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka
Contact number – 08172231699
- Shimoga Inst. of Med. Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka
Contact number – 08182229933
Kerala
- National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Kerala
Contact number – 04772970004
- Govt. Medical College, Thriuvananthapuram, Kerala
Contact number – 04712528300
- Govt. Medical College, Kozhikhode, Kerala
Contact number – 04952350216
Madhya Pradesh
- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Bhopal
Contact number – 07552672322
- National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur
Contact number – 07612370800
Meghalaya
- NEIGRIHMS of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya
Contact number – 03642538013
Maharashtra
- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
Contact number – 07122725423
- Kasturrba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai
Contact number – 022300432333
Manipur
- J N Inst. of Med. Sciences Hospital, Imphal?East, Manipur
Contact number – 03852443144
Odisha
- Regional Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar
Contact number – 06742301322
Puducherry
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
Contact number – 04132271301
Punjab
- Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab
Contact number – 01752212018
- Government Medical College, Amritsar
Contact number – 01832426918
Rajasthan
- Sawai Man Singh, Jaipur
Contact number – 01412744283
- Dr. S.N Medical College, Jodhpur
Contact number – 02912434374
- Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
Contact number- 07432233388
- SP Med. College, Bikaner, Rajasthan
Contact number – 01512220115
Tamil Nadu
- King’s Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Chennai
Contact number – 04422501520
- Government Medical College, Theni
Contact number – 04546244502
Tripura
- Government Medical College, Agartala
Contact number – 03812357130
Telangana
- Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
Contact number – 04027505566
Uttar Pradesh
- King’s George Medical University, Lucknow
Contact number- 05222257540
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Contact number – 05422367568
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
Contact number – 05712721165
- Uttarakhand
Government Medical College, Haldwani
Contact number – 05946282824
- West Bengal
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata
Contact number – 03323633373
IPGMER, Kolkata
Contact number – 03322041101
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