In a letter to states, health and health research secretaries have expressed concern over excessive use of rapid antigen tests and quality of testing kits.
Price of RT-PCR test has been slashed by Rs 1,600 for samples collected at labs and by Rs 1,200 for samples collected at home. Order comes into effect immediately.
SpiceHealth, part of SpiceJet, said the laboratory can process up to 3,000 test reports per day and it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICMR.
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
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