“We got a complaint regarding a particular private hospital that had conducted PCR tests exceeding the limit imposed. The private hospital in question had allegedly conducted nearly 7,000 PCR tests per day, even though they were allowed to conduct only 1,200 PCR tests daily, as per the regulations put in place by the Ministry of Health. The Sunday Morning reached out to Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHNH) President Dr. Lakith Peiris for more insight into the matter. According to Dr. Peiris, any laboratory would have a capacity, and if this capacity is exceeded, it may result in a compromised and questionable output of results. “The private sector will continue to do the PCR testing and be compliant with what the Government has laid out in order to overcome these hard times,” Dr. Peiris said in conclusion.
