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PNP starts testing its own personnel with the approval of its RT-PCR facility
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now operating its own COVID-19 testing center at Camp Crame.
The Department of Health has given the go-signal for the facility's operation after it complied with all requirements.
The RT-PCR facility can accommodate a maximum of 150 tests per day.
The testing center is primarily for PNP personnel and their dependents.
A truck will be used to conduct tests for policemen assigned on the ground, especially those in Quarantine Control Points.
This development comes as at least 263 PNP personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, with four deaths and 100 recoveries.
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