China has asked local authorities to further lower the price of COVID-19 nucleic acid tests to no more than 16 yuan per person for a single test. The price for batch testing, which combines samples from up to 10 people in a single test, should be no more than 5 yuan per person, said a circular made public by the National Healthcare Security Administration on Wednesday. The administration requires all provincial-level regions to complete the price adjustment by June 10.
国家医保局办公室5月25日印发通知，要求各地在6月10日前将新冠病毒核酸检测单人单检降至不高于每人份16元，多人混检降至不高于每人份5元。
The move is part of the government's efforts to reduce the cost of nucleic acid testing, an important means of facilitating regular epidemic response.
此举是政府降低核酸检测成本的举措之一，核酸检测是落实疫情防控常态化检测的重要手段。