Hyderabad, April 10 -- Former Minister & ex-Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Saturday demanded that the State Government make testing, treatment and vaccination of Coronavirus completely free.
"Despite an alarming increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, a majority of people were still reluctant in getting themselves tested. This is not due to fear, negligence or lack of awareness. But this is primarily due to commercial reasons. There are a limited number of government testing centres and it cost about Rs. 800 for Covid-19 test for an individual. This is not affordable for the common man," Shabbir Ali said in a media statement.
Shabbir Ali pointed out that the majority of people in...