Cebu City mayor signs EO for massive rapid testing
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella signed an executive order institutionalizing 'Project Balik Buhay' to conduct massive rapid diagnostic testing in 80 villages.
The project involves strategic community testing, with probable positives undergoing confirmatory PCR tests and being transferred to isolation centers based on severity.
Contact tracing will follow for confirmed cases.
Strategic testing was initially set for May 4 but has been moved to May 6 to address issues and concerns of barangays and residents.
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