ICMR had submitted on affidavit to Supreme Court that the decision to involve pvt labs in testing was arrived at after “extensive deliberations in and with the National Task Force on all aspects" Task force members claim they were not consulted @ICMRDELHI @ProfBhargava @NITIAayog https://twitter.com/VidyaKrishnan/status/1250275740169293826

It appears another committee that included @kiranshaw & other pvt sector players was instrumental in deciding the modalities for pvt lab testing. Govt failed to mention this committee to SC https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma/private-labs-to-begin-covid-19-testing-next-week-kiran-mazumdar-shaw-panel-to-work-on-modalities/story/398815.html

@ICMRDELHI's estimates of costs in govt labs to conduct RT-PCR testing (17 March advisory) are questionable. Scientists who routinely use RT-PCR put govt costs at Rs. 500-600 Why were pvt labs allowed hefty margins even accounting for different cost structures in pvt testing?

Outcome of 13March hearing -SC decided to allow pvt labs to charge "persons who are able to make payment of testing as fixed by ICMR", make testing free for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries & instructed Govt to consider weaker sections of society for free testing

Why is the govt not sharing information about this government-appointed committee supposedly headed by @kiranshaw which was constituted to work out the modalities for pvt labs? @sanjaynagral https://twitter.com/republic/status/1248655615833944064?s=20