Topic: covid-19-test

DOT condemns Boracay tourists with fake COVID-19 test results

DOT condemns Boracay tourists with fake COVID-19 test results

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 11:09 PM

Early this month, the DOT announced its partnership with the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) to partly subsidize its RT-PCR test worth Php 1,800 for Boracay-bound tourists in order to make affordable travel to the island. Read more »

Spit in a tube and mail it in: A new frontier in coronavirus testing

Spit in a tube and mail it in: A new frontier in coronavirus testing

Miriam Jordan, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 04 06:52 AM

A handful of communities across the US have rolled out the first do-it-yourself home saliva tests, which require users to simply dribble into a test tube, seal it and send it to a lab. As the tests become widespread, they could provide a less-uncomfortable alternative to nasal swabs and enable more people to safely return to work. Read more »

Duterte orders DTI, DOH to set price range for COVID-19 tests

Duterte orders DTI, DOH to set price range for COVID-19 tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 03:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday directed the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to set a price ceiling on tests for COVID-19, which some of his Cabinet members have called for following reports of overpricing.  Read more »

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