{"id":250547,"date":"2020-03-30T21:54:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T01:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250547"},"modified":"2020-03-30T21:54:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T01:54:23","slug":"marikina-finds-new-place-for-covid-19-testing-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/30\/marikina-finds-new-place-for-covid-19-testing-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Marikina finds new place for Covid-19 testing center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW COVID-19 TESTING CENTER SITE. Marikina City Mayor Marcelino \u201cMarcy\u201d Teodoro (left) inspects the new two-story building in Barangay Concepcion Uno on Monday (March 30, 2020). He said the building will be recommended to the Department of Health as new site for coronavirus disease testing center in Marikina. (Photo courtesy Marikina PIO).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Marikina City Mayor Marcelino \u201cMarcy\u201d Teodoro on Monday inspected a two-story building it will recommended to the Department of Health (DOH) as the city\u2019s new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing center.<\/p>\n

He said the newly-constructed 160-square meter building is located in a not populated but accessible area along Bayan-Bayanan Avenue in Barangay Concepcion Uno.<\/p>\n

“This is a freestanding structure.\u00a0Hindi<\/em>\u00a0populated\u00a0‘yung<\/em>\u00a0(not populated) area, accessible. It is located along a main avenue in Marikina. In terms of location,\u00a0mukha ito ang<\/em>\u00a0suitable\u00a0na sinasabi nila<\/em>\u00a0(I think it is suitable as they (DOH) said),\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Teodoro assured his constituents the risk assessment template and protocol of biohazard measures are strictly followed by the local government.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayroon tayong<\/em>\u00a0(We followed) risk assessment template na sinunod of highest standard and strict adherence to the protocol of biohazard measures ang pinapa-implement natin dito (implemented here),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi lang doon sa<\/em>\u00a0in terms of trained personnel\u00a0na mayroon tayo, hindi lang ‘yung<\/em>\u00a0work process\u00a0kundi pati ang<\/em>\u00a0layout\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0laboratory\u00a0ay sumusunod doon sa<\/em>\u00a0biohazard safety (Not only in terms of trained personnel that we have, not only the work process but the layout of the laboratory are based on biohazard safety),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said a dedicated ambulance for Marikina Covid-19 testing center will be on standby at the facility.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the DOH disapproved the Marikina Covid-19 Testing Center located at the Marikina City Health Office (CHO), saying the local government should build a separate building for the facility to be operational.<\/p>\n

The DOH recommended that the Covid-19 testing facility should be placed outside the CHO so that cross-infection will be minimized, and less foot traffic will be observed for the protection of staff and Marikina residents.<\/p>\n

Teodoro said the new testing center has no other offices and clinics.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng narito lang ay ang<\/em>\u00a0laboratory.\u00a0Kaya ang tao lang makikita rito at ang mga<\/em>\u00a0pathologists, medical technologists,\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0lab technicians (What we have here is the laboratory only. So, what you can see are only the pathologists, medical technologists and laboratory technicians),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Sueno, City\u2019s Engineer Office chief, said the new Marikina Covid-19 Testing Center will be completed within two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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