Private labs to begin testing for coronavirus in Russia on March 26
Two private laboratories, Hemotest and Helix , will begin conducting tests for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, TASS reported. Helix will conduct tests in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg. It will subsequently begin accepting samples in other cities. Helix’s test will cost 600 rubles ($7.67), but that excludes the cost of sample collection, which varies from region to region.