COVID-19 News
Gov’t eyes 78 Covid-19 testing centers by end-May By Kris Crismundo
MANILA – The government targets to have 78 laboratory testing centers in strategic parts of the country as part of measures to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, according to National Policy Against Covid-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vivencio Dizon. During a taped meeting of President Rodrigo Duterte with members of the Cabinet and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases aired late Monday evening, Dizon said 58 more laboratory testing facilities will open until the end of the month.
Dizon said the 58 testing centers are already in the advanced stage of accreditation.
“We need to speed up the accreditation in order for them to begin operation for the month of May,” said Dizon, who is also the Presidential To date, 20 laboratory testing Adviser for Flagship Programs and centers are operating nationwide from Projects as well as the Bases Conversion only three testing facilities in February. and Development Authority president May 2-8, 2020 |
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