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PH NOW HAS 192 COVID-19 TESTING LABS; 5.8M INDIVIDUALS TESTED By Ma. Teresa Montemayor
The Department of Health on Monday said the country now has a total 192 licensed coronavirus diseases 2019 (Covid-19) testing laboratories nationwide that have tested more than 5.8 million Filipinos for the disease. As part of the prevent and detect pillars under the PreventDetect-Isolate-TreatCaraga INFOCUS
Reintegrate strategy of the government against Covid-19, the DOH has placed importance on strengthening the nation’s testing capacity. “As of today, every region has a licensed RTPCR laboratory. Meron na po tayong (We already have) 147 real-time RTPCR laboratories and 45 GeneXpert laboratories across the nation,” Health
Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said. He said the two laboratory types process both reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests but only differ on how the laboratory samples are processed. “Bukod pa rito (Aside from these), there are 55 laboratories applying for accreditation that are December 12-18, 2020 |
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