With an increase in load of screening samples from suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with symptoms and travel history to affected countries, as many as 52 testing labs have been commissioned across India, including two in Delhi.

The Indian Council of Medical Research—the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research—along with the Department of Health Research has commissioned these 52 laboratories. Two of the labs in Delhi are at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the National Centre for Disease Control.