Karnataka

Family Welfare Department

Jawaid Akhtar

government

cases

coronavirus

Thegovernment has fixed the cost of test for Covid-19 in private laboratories at Rs 2,250. This includes the screening test and a confirmatory test, said Health and’s Additional Chief SecretaryA total of 16 laboratories (11and 5 private) have been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for testing samples of possible Covid-19in the state.Realising that early detection ofcases and timely treatment was the need of the hour, meetings were held to rope in more private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 sample tests.As per the protocol by the Centre, testing the samples of suspected COVID-19 cases can be taken up in private laboratories subject to conditions which include sharing the lab data pertaining to the diagnosis of COV1D-19 with the state government and with the ICMR on a timely basis.