The Srinagar Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday set-up COVID-19 sample collection units in four hospitals and two quarantine centres here.
Whiletwo units each were set up in Chest Disease Hospitals (CDH), SMHS and JLNMHospitals, one unit was set up at SKIMS Bemina.
The administration has also decided to install thesefacilities – two each at other hospitals including Lala Ded, GB Pant ChildrenHospital, Bone & Joint Hospital, Super Specialty Hospital and KNS Sonwar.
The quarantine centres where the facilities were set upinclude KU and NIT. Two units of sample collection were installed at thesequarantine centres.
Meanwhile, the DDMA has also installed decontaminationchambers at JLNM and SKIMS Bemina hospitals.
The installation of decontamination chambers is aimed atpreventing spread of COVID19 into and out of these hospitals.