4 Individuals Lined Up at Angel Locsin’s Birthday Community Pantry, Undergo Swab Test

Angel Locsin community pantry

Four (4) residents of Quezon City who queued in Angel Locsin’s birthday community pantry underwent COVID-19 testing. According to Dr. Rolando Cruz, head of the City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU), three of them were asymptomatic while the other one is experiencing headache, loss of sense of smell and taste. According to Cruz, the … Read more

DOT Considers RT-PCR Test Deal With PGH To Boost Domestic Tourism

RT-PCR Test

DOT was considering RT-PCR test deal with PGH to boost domestic tourism. The Department of Tourism (DOT) was considering to sign an agreement with the UP-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) to secure a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or nasal swab test for each tourist priced at PHP 1,800 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This, as … Read more

DOH Moves To Regulate Cost Of RT-PCR Test For COVID-19

DOH

DOH had moved to regulate the cost of the RT-PCR test for COVID-19. The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday had moved to regulate the cost of the Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test for COVID-19. This, as Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday said in an online forum that they submitted … Read more