PIL for capping price of HRCT tests for COVID-19; HC seeks Delhi govt stand
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 12:42 PM IST
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A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on the plea by Shivleen Pasricha, a lawyer, who has claimed that for detection of COVID-19 amongst suspected/ probable patients, the most widely recommended test is RT-PCR.
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A PIL in the Delhi High Court Monday urged it to direct the Delhi government to cap the price of High Resolution Computerised Tomography (HRCT) which is used for detecting the presence and severity of COVID-19 infection in the lungs of patients.
PIL seeks capping of rate of HRCT scan in Delhi, Court issues notice ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 15:07 IST
By Sushil Batra
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Delhi government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to regulate/cap the rate of High-Resolution Computerised Tomography (HRCT) test/ scan in the national capital for patients with COVID-19 symptoms.
A bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh on Monday sought the response of the Delhi government and Department of Health and Family Welfare and slated the matter for further hearing on May 21.