Supreme Court Modifies Order: Free COVID-19 Tests in Private Labs Only for Persons Covered Under ‘Ayushman Yojana’
The Supreme Court recently modified its April 8 order which asked private labs to conduct free COVID-19 tests and said the benefit will be available only to "economically weaker sections" who are covered under a government scheme such as the Ayushman Bharat. The top court said it never intended to make testing free for those who can afford to pay.
Supreme Court’s Verdict
- Supreme Court had on April 8 directed that private labs, which were allowed to charge Rs 4,500 for COVID-19 tests, would not charge for the tests observing that they need to be philanthropic in the hour ....
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