<span style="color: #222222;">The first COVID-19 testing laboratory of Arunachal Pradesh was inaugurated by State Health Minister Aalo Libang in Itanagar today.  The lab is set up at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Science (THRIMS) in Naharlagun which is also one of the COVID-19 hospital of the state.<br />''<br />'' Speaking to Media  Mr. Libang said the lab would benefit a lot  to the state government and people, as now the testing can be done in the state itself. Hitherto, all the suspected COVID-19 sample from Arunachal Pradesh were sent to Assam based labs for testing.<br />'' Dr. Mika Umpo, State Nodal Officer COVID-19, has informed that now the laboratory is set for testing COVID-19 but later it can also be calibrated for testing other epidemic or infectious disease like Swine-flu, Bird-Flue and others.    <br />''<br />''As of now, there is no active COVID-19 positive cases in Arunachal Pradesh. The lone COVID-19 positive patient was discharged from hospital after testing negative.</span><br />