In spite of a state government order last year, which categorically states that no laboratory can charge more than Rs 600 to conduct dengue tests, laboratories across the city continue to flout the diktat.

Even a report in this paper had alerted readers to the GR. So, if you have paid more than that – in the vicinity of Rs 800 to Rs 2,000 – for the NS1 and MAC ELISA tests, it is evident the laboratory has cheated you.