Manila Bulletin
Gov't eyes increasing COVID-19 testing capacity to 20,000 daily
The Philippine government aims to increase its daily COVID-19 testing capacity to 20,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.
This initiative is part of a broader goal to conduct a total of 900,000 PCR tests and 2.2 million rapid tests.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the target following the Department of Health's report of 8,722 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of May 1.
The private sector, through Project ARK, is coordinating with the DOH to test approximately 800,000 employees from over 100 companies.
BCDA President Vince Dizon has been appointed as the deputy implementer of COVID-19 response, overseeing the testing efforts.
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez remains the chief implementer of the national policy.
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