Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George has said that the rates for covid testing and safety equipment in the state have been reduced. RTPCR is priced at Rs 300, antigen at Rs 100, Expert NAT at Rs 2,350, Trunat at Rs. 1225 and RT Lamp at Rs 1025. This is the rate including all charges.
The PPE kit costs Rs 154 per unit for XL size and Rs 156 for double XL size. The maximum amount for XL and the double XL size is Rs 175. The minimum price for an N95 mask is Rs 5.50 and the maximum is Rs 15. The minister said strict action would be taken against those who levied excessive charges.
The predetermined rates are Rs 500 for RTPCR, Rs 300 for antigen, Rs 2,500 for Expert NAT, Rs 1,500 for TruNAT and Rs 1,150 for RT lamp.
