The setting up of a complete laboratory for the COVID-19 mass testing in provinces within Luzon but outside of Metro Manila has been delayed due to a snafu in the choice of cargo plane. | ttorejasINQ
It was not clear if the items were part of a $3-million grant from the ADB in March.Chichioco said the laboratory could perform up to 2,000 tests per day in two shifts. “When we are to do a 24-hour operation, 3,000 tests can be done,” she said.
Once the JBLMRH laboratory is operational, people who are under investigation for the virus will be given priority for testing, Nograles said. The hospital needs a second machine to fulfill its target, Ruñez said, adding that it has been promised a unit from the Department of Science and Technology.
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