Punjab fixes dengue test cost at Rs 600

Chandigarh, October 18

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Om Parkash Soni has ordered that the cost of dengue test at private hospitals and laboratories would be Rs 600 across the state.

At a meeting of the inter-sectorial coordination committee of the state task force on dengue control at Punjab Bhawan on Monday, he also ordered the formation of district-level committees under deputy commissioners.

Soni also directed officers of the Local Bodies Department and the Punjab State Rural Development to procure fogging machines and other equipment to check spread of dengue and malaria. — TNS