Updated: Inquiry panel recommended action against labs, hospital for exploiting patients Share Article AAA People waiting in a queue to undergo COVID-19 testing at the Health and Wellness Centre at Kosapalayam. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Inquiry panel recommended action against labs, hospital for exploiting patients The Puducherry Health Department has asked the district administration to initiate action against three private laboratories for conducting COVID-19 tests without permission. The labs are Selvan Lab, Red Clinic Lab and ECG, Reddiayarpalayam and M. S Diagnostic Lab, Lawspet. The department had also sought proceedings against East Coast Hospitals, Moolakulam, for charging fees in excess of the fixed rate for antigen and RT-PCR test.