RT-PCR tests will be done with the reduced rates

Gandhinagar : RT-PCR tests will be done with the reduced rates. Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel has said that in view of the prevailing corona condition in the state, RT-PCR tests are being conducted with the reduced rates in private laboratories of corona patients. The state government has decided. He added that in the case of Corona, the rates for testing samples taken from the hospital or at the patient’s home is currently Rs. 900 is taken out of which after deducting Rs. 350 and the charge for testing done in the laboratory is reduced to Rs. 550, Abbott ID Rapid test he airport charges have been reduced by Rs. 1300 to Rs. 2700 and HRCT test rates reduced to 2500. The decision to reduce the rates will have to be implemented by all the private laboratories in the state from 01.08.2021. Giving details that RT-PCR and antigen tests are being done free of cost by Gujarat Government Laboratory with regard to corona across the state, the Deputy Chief Minister added that on 27-07-2021, 44,666 tests of RT-PCR, 17,892 antigens tests and total of 62,558 tests were conducted. Whereas 91,55,936 RT-PCR and 1,61,99,857 antigen tests have been conducted across the state.