Supreme Court asks Centre to fix COVID19 testing Charge

New Delhi: The Supreme Court during the hearing on Friday said that the difference in fees for Corona Virus Test in different states should be noted. Also asked the Central Government to take a decision on this issue. The Supreme Court said that a reasonable rate should be fixed for covid19 testing. There should be uniformity in this regard across the country.

In this case, Justice Bhushan said that a reasonable rate should be fixed for corona virus tests. There should be uniformity in test fees in all states. The court also said that it may also consider passing the order on installation of CCTV cameras in all wards of hospitals to ensure care of patients.

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In addition, the Supreme Court checked treatment report of patients infected with Corona virus and the bodies of those who died of this infection. The Supreme Court said that all states should set up a panel of experts to inspect hospitals to ensure proper care of patients.

The SC says that a team of experts should visit the hospitals. Corrective action should be taken. At the same time, the court said that care should be taken on the complaints about the care of patients and the dead bodies. Flaws coming in this regard should be removed.

Corona cases in India:

There are now 3 lakh 80 thousand 532 cases of corona in the country. A record 13,586 cases of corona have been reported in 24 hours and 336 patients have died. There are one lakh 63 thousand 248 active cases of Corona in the country. So far, 12 thousand 573 patients have died and 2 lakh 4 thousand 710 have been recovered.

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