MANILA, Philippines — The first batch of government-procured rapid antigen test kits has arrived in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday.
The DOH has yet to provide exact figures on the number of test kits that arrived, although it earlier said that 30,000 kits in initial batch are set to be delivered in the country.
“I think the other day dumating na ‘yung first batch ng rapid antigen, so as soon as mai-distribute ‘yan sa ating local governments they will already start [testing],” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online press briefing.
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