Manila Bulletin
Gov't to ramp up COVID-19 tests with 15 accredited centers
The Philippines has 15 accredited laboratories for COVID-19 testing as of April 13, 2020, an increase from the previous ten.
The newly accredited testing centers include St. Luke's Medical Center Global in Quezon City, V. Luna Hospital, The Medical City in Pasig City, Makati Medical Center, and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory in Mandaluyong City.
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. stated that these facilities will enhance the Department of Health's (DOH) capability to process test kits and accelerate the identification and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) aims to process about 10,000 COVID-19 tests daily in the next three months.
Galvez also mentioned that there are 2,673 quarantine facilities nationwide with a combined 165,756 bed capacity.
Six more mass quarantine facilities are expected to be operational this week, with nine more to be established in the coming weeks.
Four COVID-19 referral hospitals are also operational, including the Philippine General Hospital.
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