India has entered the fifteenth day of its 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed by the Centre to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The total number of positive Covid-19 cases breached the 5000-mark and as many as 149 people have been reported dead from the disease. A total of 5194 cases have been reported so far, of which 401 people have recovered. The Supreme Court today told the government that Coronavirus testing should be free of cost even in private labs.
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to invoke a stringent law to punish those indulging in hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities, saying such acts can't be ruled out due to the loss of production and labour crisis in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.
Supreme Court observed & suggested that the tests should be conducted free of cost in the identified private laboratories also. The top court further said that it will pass an appropriate order in this regard.
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