Gov't labs to process OFW swab tests
Swab test results for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may take longer starting October 15, as government laboratories have been tapped to process the specimens.
This development came after discussions between PhilHealth and the Philippine Red Cross about payment of PCR testing for returning OFWs.
The Philippine Red Cross had ceased swab tests chargeable to PhilHealth due to a PHP930 million debt.
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