News Desk :
The government has ordered the laboratories to test the poor for the coronavirus free of charge amid surging infections and deaths from COVID-19.
The free tests will be available only in July, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Dr ABM Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, said people who are unable to pay the Tk 100 fees per test will need to mention it in a form, reports bdnews24.com.
The poor are facing pressure to pay the fees if more than one family member develop symptoms, the ministry said.
Moreover, many have little or no interest in getting tested, but experts always emphasise tests so that the infected people can be quarantined or isolated.
