SERC

New Delhi (India Science Wire): The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has paved way for the establishment, development and enhancement of many health facilities. In this array,the Council of  Scientific and Industrial research (CSIR) constituent laboratory, namely CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC) worked on the concept of a make-shift hospital and made modifications to its post-disaster shelter design. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Earth Sciences inaugurated the 'Prefabricated Isolation Centre for COVID19' and dedicated it to 04 Bn National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) campus Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, in a…