DOH aims for 'zero backlog' in COVID-19 testing by Thursday night
The Department of Health (DOH) aims to clear its coronavirus testing backlogs by Thursday night, May 28.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that they have reduced test backlogs from around 12,000 two weeks ago to just over 3,600 currently.
Vergeire instructed laboratories to finish the backlogs within two to three days as ordered by the Office of the President.
As of Thursday, 33 out of 43 DOH-accredited testing labs have zero backlogs, with updates expected from the remaining labs.
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