Central Visayas expands COVID-19 testing capacity

A medical worker places a swab in a vial while testing for COVID-19 a homeless person in Miami, Florida. In the Philippines, particularly in Cebu Island in Central Visayas, the local government units here are gearing up for targeted mass testing to be implemented soon. | AP photo

The Department of Health in the region announced on Friday, May 8, 2020, that Cebu’s Tb Reference Laboratory Molecular Facility has already started accepting samples for COVID-19 testing.

“As soon as the second lab is fully functional with a bigger capacity machine compliment, which we have been waiting for care of OPAV , around 800-1000 specimens are anticipated and our capacity will also be at 1000/day when all is in place,” Bernadas added.on the other hand, is the country’s largest COVID-19 testing center outside Luzon. It can carry out a daily average of 400 tests.

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