Health ministry bans private labs from performing PCR tests staring May 30

May 19, BPN. Starting May 30, Belarus’ private medical labs, including GravitaDiagnostic, Sinevo, Invitro, Synlab, LODE, Polimed, and Mercy Clinic, will no longer perform any COVID-19 PCR tests, the health ministry’s press office said, noting that the ban was aimed at improving PCR studies and centralizing patient monitoring at the outpatient stage.

The health ministry added that 53 state laboratories will perform COVID-19 PCR tests required for travel abroad for a fee, with results to be issued in Russian and English.