MANILA, Philippines — Laboratories are receiving a lower number of samples for COVID-19 testing, contributing to the decrease of new COVID-19 cases being reported in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the concern of the DOH now is no longer on the non-submission of test results by laboratories but on the low number of samples being received by laboratories. She noted that laboratories are now submitting test results regularly.
“Sa ngayon nakita natin for these past weeks, bumaba ang mga samples na ipinapasa ng mga implementing units natin sa ating labortoryo kaya nakikita natin na bumababa rin ang mga k…
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