<p>The Indian Navy helped the Goa government in transporting 60 samples of suspected coronavirus patients in the state to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) for testing, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>A Dornier aircraft of Indian Navy, carrying 60 samples for COVID-19 testing, took off from INS Hansa for Pune on March 27, a spokesperson of the central government said.</p>.<p>The samples were carried by a technician from the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), which is located near Panaji, he said.</p>.<p>The Navy had earlier airlifted a medical team from Goa to Pune on March 25 for a training session at the NIV aimed at setting up a testing facility at the GMCH. They were brought back by another naval Dornier the next day, the official said.</p>.<p>The GMCH is in the process of setting up its own sample testing facility.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had told reporters on Friday that the testing lab will start functioning from Saturday. </p>
<p>The Indian Navy helped the Goa government in transporting 60 samples of suspected coronavirus patients in the state to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) for testing, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>A Dornier aircraft of Indian Navy, carrying 60 samples for COVID-19 testing, took off from INS Hansa for Pune on March 27, a spokesperson of the central government said.</p>.<p>The samples were carried by a technician from the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), which is located near Panaji, he said.</p>.<p>The Navy had earlier airlifted a medical team from Goa to Pune on March 25 for a training session at the NIV aimed at setting up a testing facility at the GMCH. They were brought back by another naval Dornier the next day, the official said.</p>.<p>The GMCH is in the process of setting up its own sample testing facility.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had told reporters on Friday that the testing lab will start functioning from Saturday. </p>