Amid accusations favoring imported COVID19 test kits, DOH lauds UP group making local kits
MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday said it is fully supportive of Philippine-made COVID-19 test kits despite a delay in the roll-out of those made by University of the Philippines scientists.
There was a lot of excitement when UP announced in March that it was finalizing its development of a locally made COVID-19 test kit. This meant that the country would save time and money since the kits won’t be imported. However, when asked about the test kits, Vergeire on May 20 said that those had to be recalled because of a “minor” deficiency.
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