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DOH: 25k test kits for COVID-19 distributed to subnational labs in Philippines
The Department of Health (DOH) has received a donation of 100,000 test kits for COVID-19 from the Chinese government.
The DOH has distributed 25,000 of these test kits to five subnational laboratories: Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu, San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, Baguio General Hospital, and Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is committed to finishing backlogs within three days.
This means the public can expect COVID-19 test results within 24 to 48 hours.
The DOH also previously received 5,000 test kits from Singapore, which are undergoing validation.
The Philippines has also received 4,167 test kits from China capable of processing 100,000 tests, which are also being distributed.
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Singapore is donating 3,000 COVID-19 test kits and one PCR machine to the Philippines.
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The Philippines is set to receive a total of 120,500 COVID-19 test kits from China, South Korea, Brunei, and Singapore to increase its testing capacity.
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Singapore, through its Temasek Foundation, has donated an additional 40,000 COVID-19 test kits and two ventilators to the Philippines.
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allotted P53.2 million for the local development of COVID-19 test kits by the University of the Philippines-National Institute of Health (UP-NIH).
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assured the Chinese Embassy in Manila that the COVID-19 testing kits donated by the Chinese government are functional and meet the required standards.
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