KATHMANDU, Oct 18: The government has decided not to bear the cost of treatment and PCR testing of COVID-19 patients effective from Sunday.
A cabinet meeting held recently decided to bear only the cost of treatment and PCR testing of frontline workers including differently-abled, single women, senior citizens, security personnel, and sanitization workers. They will also be tested only after showing COVID-19 symptoms.
Govt decision not to bear cost of PCR test, treatment for COVID...
With this decision, ordinary citizens other than the frontline workers and other designated groups have to bear the cost of COVID-19 treatment and PCR tests on their own.
In a regular virtual press briefing, Dr Jageshwar Gautam, spokesperson for the Ministry for Health and Population, said the decision will be effective in all the government, non-governmental hospitals and laboratories starting Sunday.
