China to include Covid-19 testing in medical insurance


Medical workers stand in a silent tribute for victims of the coronavirus before the CBA basketball match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Zhejiang Guangsha Lions in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on Saturday (June 20). The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league resumed on June 20 behind closed doors after a five-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, just as the country battles a cluster of infections in Beijing. - AFP

BEIJING (Xinhua): China will include nucleic acid testing and antibody testing for Covid-19 (coronavirus) and related consumables in provincial medical insurance catalogues, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration.

The move is designed to reduce testing cost to facilitate regular epidemic control and resumption of work, production, school and business operation, according to a circular issued by the administration.

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