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ANTIRETROVIRAL

Properly managed HIV patients ‘likely at no greater risk from COVID-19 than rest of population’

HIV-positive South Africans must ensure that they take their antiretroviral medication during the pandemic With one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the world, many experts have expressed concerns about the impact of the…

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Netcare says patients coming to hospital for elective surgery, dialysis or chemotherapy must pay for regular Covid-19 tests. Image: GroundUp/James Stent
COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL SCHEMES

New policies clarify who must pay for Covid-19 tests

Some hospitals expect patients coming in for surgery or dialysis to pay for their own tests. People covered by medical schemes no longer have to pay for negative Covid-19 tests done in the private sector‚ as long as they are referred by a…

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