The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) of the Aligarh Muslim University continues to be at the front in containing the magnitude of the pandemic with 70,000 samples tested so far to detect Covid-19. "AMU is at the forefront in the fight against Covid-19, which has created an economic, health and educational crisis in the country and the whole world," said Vice Chancellor, Professor Tariq Mansoor, while delivering the Independence Day speech.

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"The Virology Lab in JNMC was one of the two labs in Uttar Pradesh to start testing Covid-19 cases and the first in Western Uttar Pradesh. JNMC, which has tested 70,000 samples to detect coronavirus till date, is equipped with a 100 bed Isolation Ward with a dedicated Operation Theatre, Labour Room and Dialysis Unit. A Plasma Therapy Blood Bank has also been established," he added.