Claim: A claim is making the rounds on social media according to which as many as 17 companies agreed to give Coronavirus testing kit at Rs 500, but the Prime Minister gave the contract 'to a Gujarati company, which is selling the company at Rs 4,500.
Fact-check: Cong leader shares FAKE claim about ICMR buying COVID-19 testing kits at exaggerated price
Verdict: icmr replying to raj, clarified that the above claim is false. "this is fake news. price range approved by icmr is ₹740-1150 for rt-pcr and ₹528-795 for rapid test. no test has been procured at ₹4500," icmr said.
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Date published: 2020-04-28T11:18:04