Stop private labs from charging coronavirus testing fee, SC tells govt

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday suggested that the Centre devise a mechanism which prevents private laboratories (labs) conducting coronavirus (Covid-19) tests to not charge an exorbitant amount from the public. It also asked the government to reimburse the fee charged by labs.
 

A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat was hearing a plea filed by advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi seeking direction to the Centre and authorities to provide Covid-19 testing facility gratis to all citizens.
 

A Velumani, founder and chairman of Thryocare, a lab that is roughly handling 250 samples per day in Mumbai, feels two-three