MANILA, Philippines — Four regions in the country are finding it difficult to submit COVID-19 positive samples for genome sequencing because of transportation issues and the lack of sufficient laboratories, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.
“‘Yun pong proseso natin for genome sequencing collecting from our regions, ang may mga difficulties po talaga para makapagsend ng kanilang samples would be Regions 8, Region 5, Region 9 at tsaka BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao),” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online press briefing.
(For the collection of samples for genome sequencing, the regions that have difficulty sub…
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