The reporter of the Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee, Dr. Safaa Musallam Bandar, accompanied by the President of  University  Basrah , Prof. Dr. Saad Shaheen, and the representative of the World Health Organization - Director of the Southern Office, Dr. Awatif Al-Oqabi, visited the VTM production laboratory of the carrier that preserves and transfers samples of people infected with Coronavirus. Bandar stated, "In light of the difficult circumstances that our dear country is going through as a result of the dangerous epidemic that affects the entire world, the College of Pharmacy, under the supervision of the President of  University  Basrah , and in cooperation with the College of Medicine Zahra and the College of Agriculture, Science and Veterinary Medicine, produced the first medium VTM a1 and VTM a2 as a first initiative. Of its kind in Iraq, and they are considered the carrier of the Corona virus. " She added, "These scientific efforts bring the university into contact with the reality of Iraqi society, and they are efforts that deserve praise and praise because they contribute to crossing the current crisis that has gripped the country."