MANILA - Philippine health officials on Sunday reported a record number of deaths in one day from the coronavirus, two days before they begin mass testing, which is expected to lead to a spike in the number of confirmed infections.
And Thailand, meanwhile, reported 33 new coronavirus infections, for a total of 2,551 cases, as well as three more deaths, taking the nation's toll to 38. The Philippines has since received tens of thousands of testing kits from donor countries, including Singapore. A local university is also now able to mass produce testing kits.Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters on Sunday that over 33,000 patients had already been tested.
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