Central panel slashes Covid-19 test rate in Delhi to Rs 2,400

An expert committee set up on the directions of Union home minister Amit Shah to revise Covid-19 testing rates in Delhi has recommended lowering it to Rs 2,400 from Rs 4,500. The report of the committee, which was led by NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod K Paul, was submitted to the Union health ministry which has approved it and forwarded it to the Delhi government for further action.