RITM eyes 10,000 tests a day; prepares distribution of 900k test kits

Krissy Aguilar 04/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is eyeing at processing about 10,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests a day for the next three months as it prepares to distribute 900,000 test kits in accredited…

Some COVID-19 test kits from China yield inaccurate results, DOH admits

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 03/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing kits donated by China were not used because of the lack of its accuracy, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the testing kits…

PH receives 3,000 COVID-19 test kits from Singapore

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government on Tuesday received 3,000 diagnostic test kits for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Singapore. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said that he received the test kits as well as a…

DOH: Results of COVID-19 test kits from local suppliers cannot be deemed ‘official’

Rosalie Abatayo 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — None of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits from local suppliers are approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Jaime Bernadas, regional director of the Department of Health in Central…

Capitol eyes calamity fund to buy COVID-19 test kit

Rosalie Abatayo 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Capitol may tap its calamity fund to purchase Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits to improve local surveillance of the viral disease. Garcia, in a press conference at the Capitol on Monday, March…

WHO assessing ‘problems’ with UP’s FDA-approved coronavirus test kit

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 03/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines -The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kit developed by the University of the Philippines National Institute of Health (UPNIH) is being thorougly assessed and studied by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure accuracy and address other…

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