The state health department has published a list of four government laboratories in the city that will test samples from districts along with samples from Calcutta.

The Telegraph gives the low-down:

National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases

Capacity: 300 tests/day

Will receive samples from: Beleghata ID Hospital, NRS hospital, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Covid-19 Hospital on the New Town campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, all state government hospitals, all central government hospitals, all ESI hospitals, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital in Kamarhati, North 24-Parganas, other places in North 24-Parganas district and Basirhat health district.

RG Kar hospital

Capacity: 100 tests/day

Will receive samples from: RG Kar hospital, East Burdwan, West Burdwan and East Midnapore.

School of Tropical Medicine

Capacity: 200 tests/day

Will receive samples from: School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta Medical College and Hospital and Lady Dufferin Hospital in Calcutta and from Howrah and Hooghly districts.

SSKM Hospital

Capacity: 200 tests/day

Will receive samples from: SSKM Hospital, MR Bangur Hospital and Pratidin quarantine centre near Science City. Also from South 24-Parganas and Diamond Harbour health district.

Masks and sanitisers

Fair-price medicine shops at government hospitals can sell hand sanitisers, two-ply and three-ply surgical masks.

Sanitisers maybe procured through the micro, small and medium enterprises department, the health department has said.