DOH accredits first COVID-19 lab in Eastern Visayas
The Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban City was accredited as a level 5 laboratory on Friday, May 8, allowing it to perform COVID-19 confirmatory tests independently.
This accreditation makes EVRMC the first lab in Eastern Visayas and reduces the need to send samples to Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City.
The DOH confirmed that nine medical technologists and a pathologist will operate the testing facility starting Monday, after receiving the license to operate.
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