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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 »

Rapid test caused COVID-19 surge? 'Speculative,' says doctor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 01:18 PM

There is no evidence that rapid test kits spurred coronavirus infections, a doctor said Friday, as she pushed for its continued use in workplaces while authorities sought to lift the economy from recession.    Read more »

Who gets coronavirus vaccine first? Philippines needs 'foresight', says governor

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 11:00 AM

The Philippine government should have "foresight” on how it will administer to 110 million Filipinos the coronavirus vaccine once it becomes available, a governor said Thursday.  Read more »

Cavite's COVID-19 plans: 10,000 coronavirus tests a day, free WiFi, vaccine ID system

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 12:55 PM

Cavite is eyeing 10,000 coronavirus tests a day, offer free internet access to students and roll out an ID system for the distribution of a vaccine against COVID-19, the province’s governor said Thursday.  Read more »

How to test more people for coronavirus without actually needing more tests

Quoctrung Bui, Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 29 07:44 AM

Instead of running a test for each person, laboratories could pool together tests from small groups of people and analyze them all at once. Read more »

Gov't eyes COVID-19 'pool testing' for Metro Manila residents

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 03:27 PM

The government eyes using "pool testing" to detect the presence novel coronavirus among Metro Manila residents, an official leading the effort said Thursday.  Read more »

'Joke only': Duterte kidding when he urged disinfection with gasoline, says spox

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:25 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte made a "joke" when he urged the public to reuse and disinfect their anti-virus masks with gasoline, his spokesperson said Thursday.  Read more »

Coronavirus test result kailangan para sa ilang international flight: MIAA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 07:43 AM

Kailangan sumalang ng mga biyahero sa coronavirus test bago payagang sumakay sa ilang international flight sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport, sinabi ng pamunuan nito, Lunes.    Read more »

Manpower shortage is 'biggest challenge' in coronavirus testing: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 12:58 PM

A shortage of personnel poses the "biggest challenge" to the Philippines' coronavirus testing drive, an official leading the effort said Thursday.    Read more »

The case for smarter coronavirus testing

Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 14 06:55 AM

Even 4 days after close contact with a person who is shedding the novel coronavirus, 40 percent of tests that come back negative will most likely be false.  Read more »

DOH nagbabala sa mga ilegal na COVID-19 testing center

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 11:27 AM

MAYNILA - Nagbabala sa publiko ang Department of Health laban sa mga iligal na coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing centers na gumagamit ng pangalan at logo ng DOH kahit hindi sila accredited.  Read more »

MRT tigil-operasyon muna simula Hulyo 7

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 06:56 PM

Tigil-operasyon muna ang MRT-3 simula Martes, Hulyo 7, kasunod ng pagdami ng bilang ng mga empleyado na nag-positibo sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

165 positibo sa rapid test sa mga ni-lockdown na barangay sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 09:34 PM

Umabot na sa higit 160 ang nagpopositibo sa rapid test para sa coronavirus disease mula sa 31 barangay na isinailalim sa lockdown sa Maynila.   Read more »

IATF OKs expansion of COVID-19 testing to include asymptomatic patients

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 01:41 PM

The government's inter-agency task force on pandemic response has approved the expansion of the country's coronavirus testing program to include those without symptoms of COVID-19, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

Testing capacity ng bansa, lagpas na umano sa 50,000

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 10:38 PM

Lumapas na umano sa 50,000 ang testing capacity ng bansa para sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »