MANILA, Philippines — An initial batch of 30,000 rapid antigen test kits are set to arrive in the Philippines to ramp up testing for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
Citing information from testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the 30,000 kits are among the 500,000 antigen test kits that are being procured by the government.
“The national government is procuring. Our initial discussion was a total of 500,000 antigen tests. Ito ay inaayos na. Sabi ni Secretary Vince Dizon, our testing czar, meron tayong initial na 30,000 na makakarating the soonest possible time na maiayo…
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