The University of Santo Tomas Hospital (UST) is offering cheaper swab tests for its students, faculty members, and alumni anew.
In an advisory, USTH announced that the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab tests will be discounted for its students, faculty members, support staff, and alumni, including those from the UST Angelicum campus in Quezon City.
Walk-in, outpatient, and in-campus swab tests for Thomasians will cost P1,400.
However, the discounted price is not available for the drive-thru swab testing service of USTH.
Testing services are available Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Results are released within 24 hours.
Pre-registration is required and those who wish to avail of the service must present identification cards or any proof for verification purposes.
Currently, the RT-PCR price cap ranges from around P1,000 to P3,000.