Important Information: Where To Go & What To Do If You Want To Get Tested For Coronavirus In India

Recently, WHO has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. As per the sources, more than 118,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported and 4,291 people have lost their lives in 114 countries due to the outbreak.

In India, the number of confirmed cases has risen to 73 but no deaths have been reported so far. In order to spread awareness about the disease, the government has launched dedicated helpline numbers. It has also announced 52 testing sites across the country.

Here are the helpline numbers and email ids for seeking information and medical help related to coronavirus:

• 24*7 helpline number: +91-11-23978046.
• Helpline email ID: [email protected]
• For all necessary information log in to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website (mohfw.gov.in).

Additionally, the following are the testing centers announced by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR):

1. Andhra Pradesh (3 centers)

• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
• Tirupati Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
• GMC, Anantapur, AP

2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1 center)

• Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair

3. Assam: (2 centers)

• Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati
• Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh

4. Bihar: (1 center)

• Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

5. Chandigarh: (1 center)

• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

6. Chhattisgarh: (1 center)

• All India Institute Medical Sciences, Raipur

7. Delhi-NCT: (2 centers)

• All India Institute Medical Sciences, Delhi
• National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi

8. Gujarat: (2 centers)

• BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
• M.P.Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar

9. Haryana: (2 centers)

• Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Inst. of Med. Sciences, Rohtak
• BPS Govt Medical College, Sonipat

10. Himachal Pradesh: (2 centers)

• Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Med. College, Kangra, Tanda

11. Jammu and Kashmir: (2 centers)

• Sher‐e‐ Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
• Government Medical College, Jammu

12. Jharkhand: (1 center)

• MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur

13. Karnataka: (5 centers)

• Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore
• National Institute of Virology Field Unit Bangalore
• Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore
• Hassan Inst. of Med. Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka
• Shimoga Inst. of Med. Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka

14. Kerala: (3 centers)

• National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Kerala
• Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala

15. Madhya Pradesh: (2 centers)

• All India Institute Medical Sciences, Bhopal
• National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur

16. Meghalaya: (1 center)

• NEIGRI of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya

17. Maharashtra: (2 centers)

• Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
• Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai

At IFORHER, we request you to spread this important information among your friends and family.

Stay Alert, Stay Safe!