If it came down to listing the most practical, necessary and effective weapons we have against the current pandemic, active testing would emerge as a solid mention. Which makes total logical sense, considering you can't prevent yourself from infecting others, when you don't know if you're infected yourself.
As more days pass since the first COVID-19 case cropped up in India, medical practitioners and specialists sprint a bit faster towards achieving effective Coronavirus testing solutions in the country. In the recent days of our ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown period, we've seen testing methods ranging from certified labs to phone booths. And as a resultant, also an influx of information and online reports on everything from "where to get coronavirus test" to "coronavirus testing kit cost".
Well, we feel passionately about making your life a tad easier in every way we can, almost like we do it professionally. So here's a carefully curated one-stop guide on everything you need to know about coronavirus testing in Delhi NCR.
Some Noteworthy Points
1. There's no singular readily available test kit for Coronavirus. However, it can be detected with the use of a series of tests in a certified hospital, lab or testing centre.
2. The comprehensive Coronavirus testing process will comprise of five samples: (1) a swab test for your throat and nose, (2) injection of a saline solution in your nose and sample testing, (3) insertion of a bronchoscope and collection of a sample from lungs, (4) a sputum test for the lung mucus that can be coughed out or sampled from the nose with a swab, and (5) a blood test.
3. You need to be tested if/when: you have been showing symptoms of infection, you've recently travelled to a part of the world with high case rates, or if you suspect yourself of being exposed to someone with the infection, or being exposed to someone falling in the high-risk category including frequent foreign travellers.
Coronavirus Test Centres In Delhi NCR
Government Hospitals & Laboratories
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
- National Centre for Disease Control
- Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
- Army Hospital Research & Referral
- Maulana Azad Medical College
- BPS Government Medical College Sonepat Haryana
Private Laboratories & Centres
- Dr Dangs Lab (C-2/1, Safdarjung Development Area)
- Laboratory Services (Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar)
- Max Lab (Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket)
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Clinical Lab Services (Sir Ganga Ram Hospital)
- SRL Limited (Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road)
- SRL Ltd (Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj)
- Lifeline Diagnostics (Green Park)
- Metropolis Healthcare Ltd (Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road)
- Oncquest Labs Ltd (3-Factory Road)
- Prognosis Laboratories (515-16, Sector 19 Dwarka)
- City X-Ray & Scan Clinic Pvt Ltd (4B/18, Tilak Nagar)
- Dr Lal PathLabs (Sector 18, Rohini)
- Strand Life Sciences (A-17, Sector 34 Gurgaon)
- SRL Limited (GP26, Sector 18 Gurgaon)
- Core Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Udyog Vihar Phase-3 (Gurgaon)
- Modern Diagnostic & Research Centre-Lab (363-364/4, Jawahar Nagar Gurgaon)
- MolQ Laboratory (Plot 28,29; Sector 18(P), Electronic City, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Gurgaon)
- Pathkind Diagnostics Pvt Ltd (Plot 55-56, Phase 4, Udyog Vihar, Sec 18 Gurgaon)