Following the complaints of private laboratories and hospitals, which are charged overly for the tests of the flu and Covid panel, the state health department has limited the price for these tests to 1,700 GBP. A government order was issued on Thursday.
This fixed rate will apply to tests to detect all viral infections, including COVID-19, carried out by private health institutions, hospitals and laborators in the state. “This is a limit of prices of all time and not only during a focus or increase,” said Harsh Gupta, the main secretary, health and family care.
“It has come to light that some private health institutions and laboratories in the state collect samples of throat swab and common fever and perform tests using” flu panel “sets, charge between 8,000 and 10,000 GBP for such tests.
If any laboratory or hospital charge more than a fixed rate, measures will be taken under the Act on Private Medical Facilities in Karnataka (KPME). Based on cases of integrated information about information about information (IPIPO), they were also instructed to record cases of Sari (severe acute respiratory infections) and Ili cases (influenza similar to influenza (flu -like disease).
Published – July 24, 2025 9:48
