Anyone with symptoms of coronavirus can come to the hospital for the test free of costKhulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) is set to start testing for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine on April 11. The test kits have already reached the hospital, said Dr Shahnaz Parvin, head of Microbiology department at KMCH, UNB reports. She said: "We will start testing for coronavirus using PCR machine next Saturday. According to KMCH, a PCR machine provided by the health department has been set up at the microbiology department on third floor of the hospital. Later, only coronavirus positive patients will be admitted to the isolation ward of Khulna Diabetic Hospital that was prepared for coronavirus patients.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 04, 2020 09:45 UTC