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Picture used for representational purpose only GUWAHATI: With Covid-19 cases rising again across the country, the Assam government may soon review its decision of discontinuing mandatory tests at airports and railway stations from March 1. “At no point of time have we put our guards down. Based on various demands and seeing a declining trend in Covid cases, the decision was taken to withdraw mandatory testing at airports and railway stations. However, with cases rising in other states, Assam...

Assam govt caps Covid test rates, relief for citizens Assam government has capped the price of RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test rates to Rs 1,200 and Rs 500 from Rs 3,500-Rs 4,500, which is a relief for common people.   |  31 Dec 2020 8:03 AM GMT Guwahati: The Assam government capped RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test rates at Rs 1,200 and Rs 500 respectively on Wednesday in view of a sharp fall in prices of testing equipment which are readily available in the market now. The notification issued b...

Representative image GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Wednesday capped RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test rates at Rs 1,200 and Rs 500 respectively in view of a sharp fall in prices of testing equipment which are readily available in the market now. The notification issued by the state health department has brought a big relief to people of the state who had to pay upto Rs 3,500- Rs 4,500 to get their Covid tests done in private healthcare facilities and laboratories. Rs 4,500 was the maximum char...