Dimapur, Dec. 18 (EMN): To assess the feasibility of using drone for sending Covid-19 samples from Mokokchung to Tuensang, as the district doesn’t have a Covid-19 RT-PCR testing facility, a drone project was carried out at Tuensang parade ground on Saturday with the assistance of DEF Tuensang.
The proposed pilot project was undertaken by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with the State Health Authorities, informed an update from DIPR.
“The drone equipped with about 3000 units of medical supplies took about 26 minutes to reach Tuensang from Mokokchung. According to the iDrone project team, over 7000 units of medical supplies have been transported to Nagaland through this project,” read the update.