The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday informed the Central government that hospitals and private labs should not be charging people for novel coronavirus, COVID-19 test.
A procedure can be implemented for the government to reimburse hospitals and private testing labs for these tests instead, the court said.
The story was shared by journalist Nalini Sharma on her Twitter profile.
#BREAKING: Supreme Court tells Central government that hospitals and private labs should not be charging people for a #COVID19 test. A procedure can be implemented for the government to reimburse hospitals and private testing labs for these tests instead.
— Nalini (@nalinisharma_) April 8, 2020
This is a developing story.
