Business Standard

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | 10:18 AM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Private labs to ask SC for relief on directive to offer free Covid tests

Thyrocare, Paras Healthcare, and Neuberg say if free tests are to be provided, help is needed from different agencies

CoSara bags licence to make Covid-19 test kits, says will price it low
Premium

At present, ICMR has approved 139 government labs approved and supported with supply of diagnostic kits or reagents

Sohini DasGireesh Babu Chennai/Mumbai
Private diagnostic labs testing for Covid-19 are planning to move the Supreme Court, with a plea to hear their version on charging patients for the test, even as the apex court recommended approved labs to conduct such tests for free. The labs, approved by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), are also looking at approaching the government for a reimbursement, and tapping the corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to tackle the situation.

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat on Wednesday issued an interim order saying tests relating to Covid-19 whether in government

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in