Jalukie Town Local Baptist Church Pastor, Mongzeung Mpom dedicating the Truenat machine installed at CHC Jalukie on June 8. (DIPR Photo)
DIMAPUR, JUNE 8 (MExN): Two Truenat machines provided by the Department of Health & Family Welfare, and one which was donated by Leader of Opposition, TR Zeliang were installed at the CHC Jalukie on June 8.
The dedicatory prayer was said by Jalukie Town Local Baptist Church Pastor, Mongzeung Mpom. The programme was attended by Deputy CMO Peren, Dr. Supongmenla Walling; SMO, CHC Jalukie, Dr. Yetovi Tuccu and Lab Technician, Amen Jamir.
Meanwhile, Truenat testing machine was installed in Zunheboto on June 7. Technicians were trained by the team and a trial of 3 samples was done. However the testing of samples in Zunheboto will begin only from June 9 as some arrangements need to be made for proper tests results and to ensure that no samples/test is corrupted.
30 samples from Zunheboto were already sent on May 29 for testing and all were confirmed to be COVID-19 negative. So far the district has no positive cases and stringent sample collection is underway from the recent returnees, informed a report from the DIPR.
