Capital lowers prices of nucleic acid tests at public institutions

Beijing has lowered the prices for nucleic acid tests at public medical institutions, authorities said on Sunday.

Starting on Thursday, the price for each test dropped from 180 yuan ($25) to 120 yuan at all of the city's public medical institutions, Du Xin, deputy head of the Beijing Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, said at a news conference on COVID-19 response.

These medical institutions are allowed to further lower their prices for testing, Du added.