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Kit to detect coronavirus on doorknobs, laptops goes on sale in Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 08 09:07 PM

Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. started selling on Monday test kits that can detect coronavirus on inanimate surfaces, including doorknobs, faucets and computers, for the first time in the world. Read more »

Duterte pumayag sa paggamit ng saliva test

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:42 AM

MAYNILA - Pabor si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa paggamit ng saliva test para masuri kung ang isang tao ay tinamaan na ng COVID-19. Read more »

PH can hit 10 million COVID-19 tests by Q1 of 2021, says testing czar Dizon

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 04:24 AM

Testing czar Sec. Vince Dizon on Friday said the Philippines has already carried out more than 6.5 million tests and was well on its way to achieving its target in the next months. Read more »

Vaccine carrots or sticks? US businesses grapple with getting employees inoculated

Erwin Seba and Jessica Resnick-Ault, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 10:03 AM

US workers could soon face choices such as free COVID-19 shots and a cash bonus if all get immunized, or those unwilling to be vaccinated get reassigned or even lose their jobs.   Read more »

Some lawmakers fear vaccine funds vs COVID-19 can be used for election campaigns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 12:08 AM

House lawmakers extended until June 2021 a stimulus package allotting P10 billion for coronavirus vaccines.    Read more »

Duterte, gustong gawing libre ang COVID-19 testing

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 06:46 PM

MAYNILA - Pinabubuo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Health Sec. Francisco Duque III ng plano kung paano pwede gawing libre ang pagpapatest ng mga Pilipino kontra COVID-19.  Read more »

Malacañang naglabas ng ng listahan kung saan mas mura ang COVID-19 testing

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 10:20 PM

MAYNILA - Muling nagpapaalala ang Malacañang sa price ceiling na itinakda ng gobyerno para sa COVID-19 testing.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 12:04 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Preventing another COVID-19 outbreak in China

Mark Schiefelbein, AP Photo
Posted at Nov 25 10:50 AM

Passengers wearing face masks to protect themselves against the coronavirus walk along a concourse at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou in southern China's Hainan Province, Tuesday. Read more »

Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travellers

Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 03:46 PM

Japan earlier eased travel curbs for 9 Asian countries and regions.   Read more »

In global first, Slovakia begins mass virus testing

Laszlo Juhasz, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 10:33 PM

Slovakia on Saturday began a program to screen its entire population for coronavirus in what would be a global first but medical professionals have warned it could lead to an increase in cases.   Read more »

Antipolo gumagamit ng mga aso para sa COVID-19 detection

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 06:44 PM

Ayon sa K9 expert na si Gerry Tabares, sinimulan nang gamitin ang K9 units sa Saudi Arabia at Finland para sa COVID-19 detection. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 29, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 02:25 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Molecular diagnostic lab opens in Pasay

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 08:06 PM

Medical technologists work at The Lord’s Grace Medical and Industrial Clinic, a molecular diagnostic laboratory in Pasay City, on Tuesday.  Read more »

CDC testing guidance was published against scientists' objections

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 18 05:34 PM

A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by CDC scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections, according to several people familiar with the matter as well as internal documents obtained by The New York Times. Read more »

Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 03:17 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a wary public steer clear of the China-backed health scheme. Read more »

Coming to Cavite in 2 weeks: Coronavirus vaccine trial, new test lab

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 11:04 AM

Cavite in the next 2 weeks will open a coronavirus testing laboratory and participate in a trial of vaccine candidates, the province’s governor said Friday. Read more »

5 months into pandemic, PH says it has tested over 2 million for COVID-19

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 03:46 PM

Some 2,150,514 Filipinos were already tested for the rapidly spreading respiratory illness,  Read more »

PH eyes 5-time increase in virus detection capacity with pooled testing

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 04:27 PM

The Philippines eyes increasing its coronavirus testing capacity by five times, Malacañang said Monday, as the government turns to pooled testing. Read more »

Pasig City to open free COVID-19 testing slots for reservation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 08:51 PM

Sotto on Wednesday said the local government will be opening reservations for those who want to get tested for the coronavirus disease. Read more »