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“Second problem is economic, walang pera eh, hindi kumita eh. Oh ngayon nagkaroon ng libre, dumagsa,” he added.
This initiative which started on Wednesday, has already drawn over 700 recipients. It is also the second of its kind, after Taguig launched its own drive-thru testing facility last April. In the Philippines, which has recently breached the 60,000 cases mark, testing remains low compared to the population. Despitefrom various sectors since Metro Manila and Luzon were placed on a lockdown, the country has not yet made one million tests as of Thursday.
According to Department of Health data, the country has done 984,313 individual tests from 63 licensed RT-PCR laboratories.as it is more feasible.As a result, Moreno said that they are looking to open more drive-thru facilities — including one in the Quirino Grandstand to alleviate heavy traffic and test more individuals.
Earlier, he said that 31 of the first 235 recipients of the drive-thru tests were found to have contracted COVID-19 — which Moreno says reflects the city government’s reminder to take health protocols seriously, as some positive patients may appear healthy and asymptomatic.
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