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Taguig drive-thru coronavirus testing centers to open this weekend
Taguig City launched barangay-based and drive-thru COVID-19 testing under its Systematic Mass Approach to Responsible Testing (SMART) program.
The drive-thru testing centers at Bonifacio Global City and Taguig Lakeshore in Barangay Lower Bicutan are operational starting this weekend.
Mayor Lino Cayetano stated that increased testing is an effective tool to decrease transmissions and effectively treat infected individuals.
The city's SMART program will expand testing to cover recovering COVID-19 patients, those with flu-like symptoms, frontline workers, close contacts, and vulnerable demographics.
Taguig will train personnel in its 31 health centers and three Super Health Centers to conduct testing within their respective barangays.
Residents must complete an online self-assessment, after which a doctor will evaluate their answers and send them a number to present at the testing site.
As of Thursday, April 23, Taguig has recorded 203 confirmed coronavirus cases.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that Taguig's drive-thru COVID-19 testing is a complete package and could be a role model if protocols are followed and gold standard testing is used.
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