One of the health centers that began COVID-19 tests on Sunday is the City Laboratories in Kabul.

“The $100 cost that we announced for each test is the amount that we spend on each test,” Rezwanullah Ahmadzai, the head of the center, said.

The Ministry of Public Health says there isn’t any specific data on the number of private hospitals and health centers charging $100 for each test.

The government included the private sector in the COVID-19 response efforts on Saturday as it announced that it lacks the capacity to test and treat coronavirus patients.

In this episode of the program, host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with Qadir Qadir, head of the policy and plans department of the Ministry of Public Health, and Baz Mohammad Shirzad, a doctor in London.