{"id":254890,"date":"2020-05-14T23:08:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T03:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254890"},"modified":"2020-05-14T23:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T03:08:24","slug":"ph-now-has-29-certified-covid-19-test-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/14\/ph-now-has-29-certified-covid-19-test-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"PH now has 29 certified Covid-19 test labs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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She also reported that the laboratories have performed 182,412 unique individual tests where 165,899 or 91 percent of the tests resulted negative; 16,395 or 9 percent resulted positive; 119 had inconclusive results, and 120 were invalid or had poor specimen quality. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippines now has 29 certified laboratories capable of testing specimens from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients, a Department of Health (DOH) official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“Mayroon na rin po tayong<\/em>\u00a029 licensed RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) laboratories\u00a0na nakapagsasagawa ng ating<\/em>\u00a0tests.\u00a0Atin pong inaantabayanan makatulong sa ating<\/em>\u00a0testing capacity\u00a0natin ang<\/em>\u00a080\u00a0pa na laboratoryo na nasa<\/em>\u00a0Stage 3\u00a0at pataas<\/em>\u00a0(We now have 29 licensed RT-PCR laboratories nationwide performing the tests. We are also awaiting 80 more laboratories in Stage 3 and up to augment our testing capabilities),” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a Covid-19 virtual presser.<\/p>\n

The certified Covid-19 testing laboratories nationwide are the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, San Lazaro Hospital, UP National Institutes of Health, Lung Center of the Philippines, St. Luke\u2019s Medical Center – Quezon City, The Medical City-Ortigas, Victoriano Luna-AFRIMS, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory St. Luke\u2019s Medical Center-BGC, Makati Medical Center, Philippine Red Cross, Chinese General Hospital, PRC-PLMC, Philippine Genome Center UP-Diliman, Marikina Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, UP-PGH Molecular Laboratory, Singapore Diagnostic Inc., Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Jose B. Lingad Memorial Hospital, De La Salle University-Cavite, Bicol Regional Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory, Western Visayas Medical Center, Allegiant Regional Care Hospital, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Cebu TB Reference Laboratory, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center, and Divine Word Hospital.<\/p>\n

“As of May 13,\u00a0nakapagsagawa po ang ating mga laboratoryo ng<\/em>\u00a09,465 tests\u00a0at sa kabuuan ay nakakapagsagawa na tayo ng<\/em>\u00a0(our laboratories have performed 9,465 tests and in total we have performed) 191,963 individual tests,” Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

She also reported that the laboratories have performed 182,412 unique individual tests where 165,899 or 91 percent of the tests resulted negative; 16,395 or 9 percent resulted positive; 119 had inconclusive results, and 120 were invalid or had poor specimen quality.<\/p>\n

“Lilinawin lang po namin na ang bilang ng<\/em>\u00a0total of tested individuals\u00a0ay maaring mas mataas sa<\/em>\u00a0official number\u00a0na nilalabas sapagkat ang mga numerong ito ay dumadaan pa sa<\/em>\u00a0(We want to clarify the number of total tested individuals could be higher than the official number of positive cases released because they still undergo) case validation and verification,” Vergeire said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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