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Senators back lockdown extension in areas with COVID-19, bat for mass testing

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 08:08 PM

Senators on Monday backed the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine in areas with high cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), saying the lockdown in these places should not be lifted until mass testing has been conducted. Read more »

COVID-19 cases in PH top 6,000 as 209 new cases recorded

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 05:57 PM

MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday breached the 6,000-mark in coronavirus disease 2019 cases after it tallied 209 more patients, the Department of Health said.  Read more »

BARMM works to ensure COVID-19 cases in region manageable - minister

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 04:05 PM

MANILA - The Bangsamoro Administrative Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Saturday said it continues to provide medical assistance to residents affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded:’ What COVID-19 testing requires

Tristan Mañalac, VERA Files
Updated as of Apr 18 10:27 PM

As anxiety and frustration mount, widespread testing for COVID-19 has, almost overnight, become the common call of online political commentary, a bellwether of how well (or not) a government is dealing with the crisis.   Read more »

As coronavirus infections mount, Japan at last expands testing

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 01:43 PM

TOKYO - Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the specter of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with drive-through facilities and general practitioners helping to collect samples.  Read more »

Testing of 8,700 suspected COVID cases in Metro Manila to start Tuesday: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 11:54 AM

MANILA - The chief implementor of the government’s COVID-19 response said expanded mass testing for Metro Manila’s estimated 8,000 suspected cases of coronavirus will begin next week. Read more »

Taguig to begin barangay-based COVID-19 testing next week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:15 PM

 Taguig next week will begin its barangay-based testing for the novel coronavirus, Mayor Lino Cayetano said, a month into the Luzon-wide lockdown aimed at curbing the pandemic.    Read more »

DOH says Marikina lab still completing certification, warns premature use may cause ‘undue harm’

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 09:31 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said the COVID-19 testing laboratory in Marikina City is still pending certification, as it sought to assure the city government it was not opposed to the initiative but was only ensuring the safety of residents.  Read more »

Accredited COVID-19 labs in PH now at 11, includes Medical City

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 06:59 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday said the country now has 11 laboratories accredited to run COVID-19 tests. Read more »

Game-changing Philippine-made COVID-19 test kits finally get FDA approval

Posted at Apr 04 02:29 PM

The COVID-19 detection kit will be sold at around P1,300–much cheaper than the units currently used in hospitals which cost about P8,000. By RHIA DIOMAMPO-GRANA Read more »

More than 16,000 people tested for COVID-19 in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 10:57 PM

Home to more than 100 million people, the Philippines recorded 385 new cases of COVID-19 on the same day, bringing its total number of infections to 3,018. Read more »

Where can you get tested for COVID-19 in the Philippines?

Arianne Merez and Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 09:28 PM

The Philippines is stepping up its testing capacity for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as more cases of the disease are recorded in the country. Read more »

Philippines coronavirus testing to be stepped up soon - WHO

Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 12:16 PM

MANILA - Coronavirus testing is expected to increase substantially in coming days in the Philippines, where the high number of deaths relative to confirmed cases reflects lower testing so far, a World Health Organisation official said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Marikina identifies, prepares building to transfer COVID-19 testing lab: Teodoro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 12:20 PM

MANILA - The Marikina City Government has identified a building where it will transfer its molecular laboratory in compliance with requirements set by the Department of Health (DOH). Read more »

ADB readies 'large assistance package' to support Philippines' coronavirus fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 03:52 PM

The Asian Development Bank said Friday it would prepare a "large assistance package" to support the Philippines' fight against the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Amang Rodriguez hospital rejected as testing center due to biosafety risk

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 10:14 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) has refused to mount a coronavirus testing facility in the government-run Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center, Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro said Friday, a day after the department also thumbed down the city's multi-million molecular laboratory for coronavirus tests. Read more »

'Hindi natin kokontrahin': DOH vows support for Marikina City's COVID-19 testing lab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 11:39 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it supports Marikina City's initiative in building its own molecular biology laboratory for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing, but added there are processes to be followed before it can be used. Read more »

Marikina testing laboratory, hindi pa sertipikado: DOH

Jeff Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 10:22 PM

Ayon kay Heatlh Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire, kailangang matiyak muna na may angkop na healthcare workers ang lungsod. Read more »

Confirmed COVID-19 cases to 'artificially rise' in following days as gov't cuts backlog: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 06:09 PM

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosasio Vergeire said the expected spike in confirmed cases was an "artificial rise" because the government was increasing it testing capacity and reducing backlog. Read more »

DOH says to speed up COVID-19 testing with more labs, 120,000 test kits

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 12:47 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday assured the public that it was “accelerating its COVID-19 testing capacity” as the number of cases in the Philippines continued to rise.  Read more »