A first of its kind, indigenously built, high tech Virus Immunology Testing Advanced Laboratory (VITAL), has become a life-saving setup for COVID-19 patients admitted at the jumbo centre in BKC, as the crucial wait time for test reports has come down drastically from hours to minutes. This makeshift advance testing facility that began on October 4, has been built by converting a cargo container, with high end equipment and machines, into a specially designed laboratory with the assistance of the National Institute of Virology, Pune.

Crucial tests viz. D-DIMER (to test a blood clot), IL-6 levels (Interleukin-6 is a cytokine, protein that helps body regulate immune response), Hormonal Assay (for hormone imbalance), tumour marker (proteins made by body healthy cells and found in blood, urine or body tissue), other than routine blood tests have become faster due to this lab.