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Current Affairs UPPSC 2020 GS-I
Question

On 27th July, 2020 Prime Minister of India virtually inaugurated three new Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) high-end testing laboratories for COVID-19 test at which of the following places?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Kolkata, Noida, Mumbai

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kolkata, Noida, Mumbai”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new high-throughput labs of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Noida, Kolkata, and Mumbai through video conference on July 27.

These labs will also reduce turn-around-time and exposure of lab personnel to infectious clinical materials.

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