CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- The Caloocan City Government is just "waiting" for an accreditation from the Department of Health (DOH) to operate its own COVID-19 testing facility to increase its testing capacity.
This was announced by Mayor Oca Malapitan in his Facebook Page after ensuring that the city will continue providing free expanded testing to residents.
"Hinihintay na lamang natin ang accreditation ng DOH at handa na itong magbigay serbisyo para sa mga residente ng Caloocan," Malapitan said.
"Inaasahan natin na mas mapapalawak at mas mapapabilis pa ang ating mass testing sa nalalapit na pagbubukas ng ating testing laboratory," he added.
The Caloocan City Government has constructed a molecular laboratory at one of its major hospitals to boost the city’s mass testing capacity.
The laboratory, located at the Caloocan City North Medical Center compound in Camarin, would be capable of conducting reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, the current gold standard in detecting the presence of the coronavirus in the body.
"Patuloy pa rin ang pagsasagawa ng libreng swab testing ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Caloocan," Malapitan said.
Hindi tumitigil ang Pamahalaang Lungsod sa pagsasagawa ng mass testing na isang epektibong paraan upang mapigilan ang pagkalat ng Covid-19 habang wala pa ang bakuna sa bansa," he added.
The mayor also reminded residents who experience symptoms of COVID-19 to visit the nearest baranagay health center in order to be scheduled for free testing. (PIA NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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