<span style="color: #222222;">The Centre government has permitted eight private laboratories to carry out coronavirus testing in Maharashtra.  <br />''<br />''Minister for Medical Education & Culture Amit Deshmukh informed that the ICMR has given permission to 27 labs across the country, of which eight are in Maharashtra. <br />''<br />''Deshmukh said the eight private labs are located in Mumbai, Thane and Pune cities function to their full capacity, they can test at least 2,000 swab samples on a daily basis. Meanwhile, a new coronavirus testing facility is being set up at Government Medical College and Hospital in Aurangabad and it is likely to begin operations on March 30.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">       </span><br />