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The city’s five serology testing machines that were previously used to process blood samples from the city’s drive-thru, walk-in, and mobile serology testing facility will now be used to detect other illnesses such as cancer, hepatitis, thyroid diseases, among other infectious diseases.
These are installed at the following hospitals: Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center, Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center, Ospital ng Tondo, and Ospital ng Sampaloc.
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said they decided to “upgrade” their serology testing to the “gold standard” reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing since they are now capable of swab testing more people.
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Posted12/24/2020 3:00 AM
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In a Facebook post, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said this will be done to give way for the celebration of upcoming holidays such as Christmas and New Year’s Day.
The mass swab testing operations will resume on December 28 until 30. It will then be suspended again from December 31 up to January 4, 2021.
“Layunin po nating mabigyan ng kapanatagan ang mga mamimili at matiyak ang kaligtasan ng lahat (It is our goal to give buyers assurance and ensure everyone’s safety),” Domagoso said in his post.
“Makakaasa po kayong mananatili ninyong katuwang ang Pamahalaang Lungsod sa pagtugon sa pandemyang ito! May awa ang Diyos, makakaraos din po tayo (You may rest assured that the city government will continue to assist you in addressing this pandemic! God is merciful, we will see this through),” he added.
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The drive-thru serology testing facility at the Quirino Grandstand and the walk-in serology testing facilities at Ospital ng Tondo, Ospital ng Sampaloc, and Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center temporarily suspended their operations on Dec. 18.
However, the walk-in serology testing centers at Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center and Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital will remain open to the public.
Each facility can accommodate up to 100 individuals and, when operations resume, will be open at 6 a.m. from Mondays to Fridays. Testing is free for everyone.
The testing centers use serology testing machines that process blood samples and has an accuracy rate of 99.6 percent.