NEW DELHI: An intervention application was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking modification of its 8 April order that directed the Centre to ensure that covid-19 tests are made free.
In an interim order, the court said the Centre should direct all approved diagnostic laboratories, including state-owned and private facilities, to offer free testing.
Kaushal Kant Mishra, who filed the applications as an intervenor, said private labs should be allowed to carry out covid-19 tests as per the rates stipulated in the ICMR advisory on 17 March, and the tests should be free for the economically weaker section of the society.