AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is offering free COVID-19 tests

AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is offering free COVID-19 tests

As COVID-19 continues to grip the nation, the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) of  Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is offering free-of-cost COVID-19 tests for the patients from all parts of Western Uttar Pradesh."Overall 1659 free tests have been conducted at JNMC in which 70 cases were turned positive for COVID-19," said the AMU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tariq Mansoor on Sunday."However, none of the cases have been found positive out of the 123 tests conducted in the last 24 hours," he added.In a statement, AMU said, “so far, 51 from Noida, seven from Rampur, four from Hathras, two each from Mathura and Bulandshahr and one each from Muradabad, Agra, Badaun and Aligarh tested positive”.The university administration has also advised the supervisors and co-supervisors “not to call the students to departments or laboratories from their hostels or homes, whether in Aligarh or outside until allowed by the university”.