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Cost of PCR tests to be capped from January 6The cost of PCR molecular tests for Covid-19 at private laboratories and clinics will be capped at 47 euros from Thursday, following a Development Ministry decision on Tuesday.The ministry decision stipulates the maximum service charge (sample analysis, etc.), including the required reagents and consumables, will be 35 euros and the maximum charge for sampling in private diagnostic laboratories and private clinics, will be 12 euros.The cap does not apply to tests where the sample is taken outside the laboratory or clinic.
Doctors say lower Covid PCR price risks test reliabilityGreece’s Medical Association (PIS) said on Tuesday that further reducing the price of PCR molecular tests for Covid-19 could jeopardise their reliability.
‘Quite incredible’: some of world’s rarest camellias discovered in YorkshireShrubs dating from 1792 found during renovation of stately home Wentworth Woodhouse near RotherhamHorticultural experts have compared it to finding a wondrous and unknown library of rare first editions, said the head gardener of Wentworth Woodhouse, Scott Jamieson, recalling the discovery of camellias believed to be some of the oldest and rarest in the western world.The important shrubs have been identified in a dilapidated glass and brick building on the estate of Wentworth Woodhouse, a spectacular Georgian palace near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, which is the subject of one of the UK’s biggest heritage restoration projects.
Dream jobs: Wildlife ranger being sought for idyllic island off Scottish coastA wildlife ranger is being sought for an idyllic island off the north coast of Scotland - and a free bothy to live in is included.
Owl dies after falling down chimney onto lit fire in Yorkshire despite RSPCA effortsAn owl that was rescued after it fell down a chimney onto a lit fire in a farm house near Scarborough has died - despite efforts to save it from the RSPCA.
‘Fearless’ elderly woman chucks huge stranded swan over bridgeA "fearless" elderly woman rescued a swan trapped on a Berlin bridge by throwing it over the edge.
Quote‘Quite incredible’: some of world’s rarest camellias discovered in YorkshireShrubs dating from 1792 found during renovation of stately home Wentworth Woodhouse near RotherhamHorticultural experts have compared it to finding a wondrous and unknown library of rare first editions, said the head gardener of Wentworth Woodhouse, Scott Jamieson, recalling the discovery of camellias believed to be some of the oldest and rarest in the western world.The important shrubs have been identified in a dilapidated glass and brick building on the estate of Wentworth Woodhouse, a spectacular Georgian palace near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, which is the subject of one of the UK’s biggest heritage restoration projects.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/04/quite-incredible-some-of-worlds-rarest-camellias-discovered-in-yorkshire