SC asks govt to prevent pvt labs from charging high fee for Covid-19 tests

The Supreme Court also suggested that the government should reimburse the fees charged by labs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested that the government should create a mechanism wherein private laboratories conducting Covid-19  tests do not charge exorbitant fees from public and government should reimburse the fees charged by labs.

A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat was told by the government that earlier 15,000 tests were conducted per day by 118 labs and later to enhance the capacity, 47 private labs were allowed to conduct the Covid-19  tests.

The top court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi seeking a direction to the Centre and authorities to provide