LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission on Wednesday stopped Zeenat Lab from conducting tests for diagnosis of the coronavirus.

According to a press release, a PHC team inspected the Zeenat Lab – also known as the Medical Laboratories – and found it functioning in flagrant violation of the biosafety measures outlined for the coronavirus tests, improper waste disposal, and employment of the untrained staff. Resultantly, the PHC has stopped the lab from conducting the Covid-19 tests. Moreover, the PHC has directed all the laboratories to get external validation of sample results of the coronavirus tests from the National Institute of Health.

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2020