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Unvaxxed onsite workers in Level 2-and-up areas need COVID testing: gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 01:03 PM

The Philippines' pandemic task force has released updated guidelines for unvaccinated employees reporting on site, according to Malacanang. Read more »

2 million COVID tests recalled in US over false positives

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 10:49 AM

An Australian medical tech manufacturer has recalled 2 million COVID-19 tests shipped to the US after finding an increased chance of false positives. Read more »

DOH opinion sought on COVID-19 home tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 03:08 PM

The Philippine drug regulator said it was seeking the Department of Health's opinion on COVID-19 home tests in use in at least 2 other countries. Read more »

PH Red Cross defends COVID-19 tests

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 11:31 PM

The Philippine Red Cross and its chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, are once again in the crosshairs of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Duterte accuses PH Red Cross of gaffes in COVID tests

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 01:11 AM

Duterte on Monday alleged that the Philippine Red Cross erred multiple times in conducting COVID-19 tests in the country. Read more »

Duterte's allies take aim at PH Red Cross, Senate

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Updated as of Sep 20 11:38 PM

House lawmakers allied with President Rodrigo Duterte doubled down on his criticism of senators probing alleged corruption in the government's pandemic purchases. Read more »

COVID-19 testing for kids with symptoms urged

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 11:11 PM

Pediatricians in the Philippines propose tests for children showing COVID-10 symptoms. Read more »

China's Wuhan completes citywide COVID tests on 11 million residents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 08:05 AM

Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Sunday said they had completed citywide testing of more than 11 million people for COVID-19 after a resurgence of cases more than a year after the coronavirus first emerged there. Read more »

Negative RT-PCR tests required pa rin sa pagpasok sa Boracay: alkalde

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 03:44 PM

Hahanapan pa rin ng negatibong resulta ng coronavirus disease RT-PCR test ang mga turistang pupunta ng Boracay, ayon sa lokal na opisyal. Read more »

Sen. Gordon open to alliances if he runs for president

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 09:32 PM

“I want a Filipino who would be respected anywhere in the world not just because they are domestics or they are nurses abroad, we want a Filipino that can find a future in our own Pilipinas; not a Filipino who has to go out and find a future in a foreign country," Gordon said. Read more »

Are PH COVID-19 cases really declining? DOH points to lower testing figures, sees problem

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 09:31 PM

The lower number of fresh COVID-19 cases being reported in recent weeks can be attributed to the fewer number of samples being received by accredited laboratories for testing, a health official said on Saturday.  Read more »

Gordon on running as president in 2022 elections: We're studying it

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 12:23 AM

“If God gives me strength and the people give me the greatest gift if I run or when I run, I know what I’m gonna do, I can sit down today and become president, and I know what to do,” Gordon said.    Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine ligtas maging sa mga inang katatapos lang manganak- eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 02:48 PM

MAYNILA - Ngayong umarangkada na ang vaccination drive ng gobyerno ay pinayuhan ang mga bagong-panganak na magpabakuna na kontra coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  Read more »

PH urged to ramp up daily COVID-19 tests to 150,000: OCTA Research

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 12:00 PM

The Philippines should scale up its daily coronavirus testing to at least 150,000 as it battles a pandemic surge, OCTA Research Group said Sunday.   Read more »

PH aims to secure 500,000 antigen tests to augment COVID testing, tracing

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 01:27 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said the Philippine government is planning to get half a million antigen test kits to quickly test and trace COVID-19 cases in the country.   Read more »

VP Leni: Metro Manila needs to conduct 90,000 COVID tests daily to lower positivity rate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 03:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday government must intensify its COVID-19 testing to get a more accurate number of virus cases. Read more »

Di awtorisadong pag-alok ng RT-PCR tests, testing kits ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 09:59 PM

MAYNILA - Nababahala ang mga awtoridad sa paglipana ng mga ibinebentang di awtorisadong coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results at mga testing kit.  Read more »

Bohol to require negative RT-PCR tests for tourists

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 01:58 PM

MANILA - The provincial government of Bohol will require incoming tourists to present negative coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results, its governor said Saturday, amid the recent spike in cases. Read more »

PH ramps up testing as COVID-19 cases surge in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 10:36 AM

The Philippines is testing more as COVID-19 cases rise in Metro Manila and other regions just a week after it began its vaccination drive, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

China’s COVID-19 testing ‘overkill’ gives economy shot in the arm, industry gets windfall

Cissy Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 05 03:24 PM

Millions of mandatory Covid-19 tests, plus compulsory tests for trips over Chinese New Year, result in massive profits. Analysts estimate that hospitals, third-party testing institutions and test manufacturers could rake in up to 150 billion yuan (US$23.2 billion) during this year’s Spring Festival travel period alone.   Read more »