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By AJ Dumanhug, CEO, Secuna The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reported early this year that it has conducted over 5 Million RT-PCR tests, accounting for about 20% of the national test output in its 14 molecular laboratories nationwide, driven in part by its tech providers. This robust perform
The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to
Published April 13, 2021, 8:56 AM Max K (not his real name) sat nervously as he waited for his Covid Test results. He works as a security guard in a Butuan realty corporation. He was one of the 14 close contacts of a previously confirmed case. He did not want to be tested. He claimed that he had not been in contact with the previous case for the last 6 months. He feared being quarantined as he is the family’s sole breadwinner. Max was not incentivized to self-report or self-quarantine. Max is a typical case. Unfortunately for Max, he tested positive for covid. What happened next for Max can...
25-Jan-2021 8:11 AM Direct News Source PH GOV'T ISSUES NEW RULES ON TESTING/QUARANTINE FOR PASSENGERS FROM COUNTRIES WITH UK VARIANT The Philippine government's Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has revised the testing and quarantine protocols for passengers (Filipino citizens and eligible non-Filipinos) arriving in the Philippines from countries where travel restrictions are in place due to new COVID-19 variants. Effective January 23, 2021, passengers arriving in the Philippines from countries covered by travel restrictions shall be gi...
By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published January 24, 2021 12:07pm All inbound travelers to the Philippines have been advised to undergo COVID-19 test twice to make sure they are not infected with the coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In a public briefing on Saturday, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said inbound passengers should be tested on the fifth day to seventh day from their arrival in the country. “Yung dumadating natin na pasahero na nagnenegatibo, maaari po nababalitaan natin, biglang positibo na pagdating sa local government,” she said. “And we ...