Patna, August 14: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today urged the Centre to set up a virology laboratory in the state to ensure quick test of swine-flu samples in the wake of nation-wide panic over the disease.
“The Centre must set up a virology lab in Bihar in the wake of panic over the disease,” Kumar said here.
Kumar said he would speak to Union Health and Family Welfare minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for approving the state’s proposal for the lab.
Swine flu alert has already been sounded in Bihar, Kumar said, adding there was no need to cause panic.
A Central team had already visited Bihar to review the state’s preparedness to tackle the disease.
The state health department had launched an awareness campaign and mass contact drive to educate people about the H1N1.
–PTI