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COVID-19 test in the Philippines: Where to go and how much you should pay

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 10:59 AM

There are now over 100 laboratories accredited to run COVID-19 tests in the Philippines. While polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests can be covered by PhilHealth, many individuals opt to pay for testing on their own for various reasons. Read more »

DOH reminds LGUs: Repeat PCR tests not needed for recovered COVID-19 patients

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:20 PM

Local government units will have to comply with COVID-19 recovery guidelines, including not requiring repeat testing, to help decongest hospitals and quarantine facilities, the Department of Health said on Monday.  Read more »

DOH won’t ban rapid antibody test kits but will release guidelines for all COVID-19 tests

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:42 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it will not recommend banning the use of rapid antibody test kit for the coronavirus disease since it has other uses, but it will release guidelines on all COVID-19 tests soon. Read more »

DOH drafting more guidelines on use of different COVID-19 tests

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 07:58 PM

MANILA — Following comments by doctors that the use of rapid antibody test kits might have contributed to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, the Department of Health on Wednesday said it will soon release additional guidelines on the various test kits available. Read more »

Medical expert mas inirekomenda 14-day test kaysa rapid test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 06:12 PM

MAYNILA - Mas inirerekomenda ng Philippine College of Physicians ang 14-day test kaysa gumamit ng rapid antibody test.   Read more »

Using rapid tests to check for COVID-19 'like a coin toss': doctor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 10:43 AM

MANILA – A medical expert on Wednesday likened the use of rapid antibody test as basis for diagnosis for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patients to a coin toss.    Read more »

ALAMIN: Rapid antibody test, bakit di inirerekomenda ng medical groups?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 07:31 PM

Nanindigan ang isang grupo ng mga doktor na hindi nila inirerekomenda ang paggamit ng rapid antibody test para malaman kung ang isang tao ay may COVID-19, lalo na't maaaring mali ang resulta nito. Read more »

'False security': Rapid antibody tests might have contributed to COVID-19 outbreak, say doctors

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 01:47 PM

A doctor said the test can only detect half of those who actually have COVID-19 since it can only measure antibodies and not the actual SARS-CoV-2 virus. Read more »

Philippine Airlines to open COVID-19 testing center at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 04:47 PM

Philippine Airlines said Friday it would set up a COVID-19 testing facility at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to augment the government's testing capacity for authorized travelers. Read more »

Philippines to reach past 2 million COVID-19 tests by August: Dizon

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 06:34 PM

The Philippines is eyeing to reach over 2 million COVID-19 tests by August, the country's testing czar said Thursday as the government starts the pilot run of pooled testing. Read more »

Recto: If gov't can test SONA guests, why not stranded folks?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 02:25 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday took a swipe at the free swab tests provided for those who physically attended the State of the Nation Address, saying the same benefit should be given Filipinos stranded by transport restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

DOH warns those faking COVID antibody test results: You can cause further transmission

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 11:30 AM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday said people who are making false rapid test results should realize that they are contributing to the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

Amid accusations favoring imported COVID-19 test kits, DOH lauds UP group making local kits

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 07:16 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday said it is fully supportive of Philippine-made COVID-19 test kits despite a delay in the roll-out of the one made by University of the Philippines scientists. Read more »

COVID-19 cases in PH breach 70,000-mark with nearly 2,000 new cases recorded

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 05:17 PM

This is the 8th highest number of additional cases reported in a single day.  Read more »

Pangilinan asks DOH: Why favor China, S. Korea COVID-19 test kits over PH-made units?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 12:35 PM

Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Monday questioned why the government seemed to favor foreign-made coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits, alleging that the imported units did not undergo "rigid evaluation" compared to its locally-produced counterparts. Read more »

Mga motorista magdamag pumila sa libreng COVID-19 drive thru test sa Quirino Grandstand

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 10:16 AM

MAYNILA – Mahaba na ang pila sa Quirino Grandstand bago pa man magbukas ang alok na libreng drive thru COVID-19 test ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila Martes ng umaga dahil karamihan sa mga motorista ay magdamag nagsimulang pumila dito.  Read more »

UP-developed test kits ready for commercial use: DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 04:33 PM

The Department of Health said Sunday the test kits developed by University of the Philippines scientists are now ready for commercial use. Read more »

DOH: PH almost at par with other countries after it tests 1M people

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 04:37 PM

The latest DOH situationer report on COVID-19 stated that as of Wednesday, 987,246 individuals have been tested in the Philippines since the start of the pandemic. Read more »

Expanded testing to include residents of communities with COVID-19 clusters, some workers

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 02:12 PM

As the Philippines opens up its economy with the easing of quarantine measures, residents of communities with infection clusters and some workers will soon be allowed to be tested for COVID-19. Read more »

5,700 COVID-19 testing backlog at RITM due to staff quarantine, broken equipment — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 12:09 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health explained on Wednesday that the large COVID-19 testing backlog at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is due to broken equipment, increase in sample submissions, and understaffing as a number of employees are undergoing quarantine.    Read more »