गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Directive to implement new PCR test fee Nepal Directive to implement new PCR test fee KathmanduPati September 14, 2020 KATHMANDU : The Ministry of Health and Population has directed all concerned to enforce the new fee of maximum Rs. 2,000 for a PCR test used to detect the coronavirus. A ministerial decision was taken today by Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal to bring the new fee into practice. Chief of the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Assistant Spokesperson of the Ministry Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari said a circular has been sent to all the labs providing COVID-19 tests and the social development ministries of all seven provinces to implement the new fee for PCR test. The new fee was determined based on the decreased price of reagent and other goods used in the PCR test. Prior to this, the official rate was Rs. 4,400 per test. It had begun with Rs. 5,500. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Kulman Ghising’s reappointment issue stirs conflict between Prime Minister Oli, Energy Minister Pun Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’
