Decrease in price of PCR tests could lead to compromise in quality, experts warn

The Health Ministry, however, says the decision was taken after evaluating the market price and there is a mechanism for quality control.

In yet another bungle in its efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, the government has decided to reduce the cost of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests by half and this, private laboratories say, is only possible using low-quality testing kits and antigen, thereby raising questions over the reliability of their reports.