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According to the commission, prices were fixed after meeting with all stakeholders including laboratories and hospitals in Karachi. Chairman Sindh Commission Ahsan Qavi said that people should complain to the Healthcare Commission if they were overcharged for the Covid-19 testing. The commission has also stressed to take strict action against the public and private hospitals and laboratories if they charge more for the PCR test. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHC) on Friday reduced the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test charges to Rs4,500 per test to increase the percentage of people tested for Covid-19 as there is surge in cases in the province. As per notification, the test charges from home is fixed at Rs4,800. 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