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Kejirwal orders to cut RT-PCR test price to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400 in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he has issued directives to reduce the price of the RT-PCR test in the national capital, saying it will help those going to private labs for Covid-19 tests

A medical staff collects a swab sample of a man for the COVID-19 during random testing of the people traveling from Delhi to Noida as the cases increase, in Noida on Wednesday.

A medical staff collects a swab sample of a man for the Covid-19 during random testing of the people traveling from Delhi to Noida

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Arvind Kejriwal government on Monday ordered all private laboratories to reduce the price of RT-PCR tests in the national capital to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400.
 
According to an order issued by the health department, private laboratories have been asked to charge Rs 800 for testing “samples collected by government teams and collected from collection sites by private sector labs as requisitioned by districts and hospitals”.
 
However, the testing of samples collected through home visit will cost Rs 1,200.
 
All labs and hospitals have also been asked to display the revised rates at a prominent place within 24 hours.
 
 

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First Published: Nov 30 2020 | 1:16 PM IST

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