Vice President Leni Robredo’s office will visit the cities of Antipolo and Makati this week to conduct free antigen testing service for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under its Swab Cab project.
Robredo, in a Facebook post, announced the Swab Cab will be rolled out at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Monday, Jan. 17.
The Vice President reactivated the Swab Cab operations in response to the surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.
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“Bukas, nasa Antipolo City naman ang ating Swab Cab team! Gagamiting testing site ang Ynares Center 8AM onwards para sa first 1,000 patients na nais magpa-antigen test (Tomorrow, our Swab Cab team will be in Antipolo City! The Ynares Center will be used as testing site at 8 a.m. onwards for the first 1,000 patients who want to take the antigen test),” she said on Sunday, Jan. 16.
Robredo added the mobile COVID-19 testing will be “open for walk-ins and non-Antipolo residents.”
She then advised people who want to be tested for coronavirus to bring face shield, ID, ballpen, and vaccination card, as well as follow health precautions when they go to the Swab Cab site.
Previously, the aspiring president said the mobile free antigen testing service would run in Makati City on Tuesday, Jan. 18, after the rollout in Antipolo City.
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Last week, the Swab Cab operations were held at the Immaculate Conception Parish Church in Novaliches and Lupang Pangako Parish in Payatas, both in Quezon City.
Currently, Metro Manila and more than 50 areas are under Alert Level 3 to curb the further spread of COVID-19.
On Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 37,154 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s caseload to 3.2 million.