China lowers costs of COVID-19 nucleic acid tests
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Updated: 2021-12-10 21:53
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BEIJING -- China's National Healthcare Security Administration has instructed public hospitals to further decrease the price of conducting COVID-19 nucleic acid tests.
As of Friday, hospitals in 30 provincial-level regions have lowered prices from 60 yuan ($9.41) per person for a single test to 40 yuan or less, according to the administration.
The price for testing a group of 10 people should be no more than 10 yuan per person, the administration said.
From Saturday, people in Beijing will pay 35 yuan for a single nucleic acid test and 8 yuan for a group test.
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