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 Jajarkot earthquake: Food amounting to Rs 90 million ruined Foreigner held with six kilos gold School teacher and accountant killed in road accident Connection to people for transforming NC: Shekhar Koirala PADT urges devotees to observe Bala Chaturdashi festival systematically Two arrested with 14-kg yellow metal from TIA Top Headlines NC work execution committee meeting tomorrow1 Nepal now and Nepal then2 Bird strike on flydubai aircraft not confirmed yet: Minister Kirati3 PM Dahal holds discussions with Finance Minister and NRB Governor4 PM inaugurates Pokhara Regional International Airport5 RSP convening Central Committee meeting tomorrow6 Supreme Court annuls Home Minister Lamichhane’s lawmaker post7 PM Dahal holds talks with EC officials8 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? Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Public Relations for a Soldier National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case
