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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Manila opens 3rd COVID-19 walk-in testing center

Manila opens 3rd COVID-19 walk-in testing center

Published Jul 29, 2020 01:17 pm

The city of Manila has opened its third walk-in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center at the Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital (JJASGH) in Numancia street, Binondo Wednesday.

(Photo from Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN)
Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso leads the opening of the city's third walk-in testing center coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) at Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital (JJASGH). (Photos from Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN)

The two other walk-in testing facilities are located at Ospital ng Sampaloc and Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center (GABMMC) in Tondo.

Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said their aim is to place free and accessible COVID-19 testing sites in each area in the city to stem the spread of the disease. 

"Just to be true to our commitment that we will provide every corner of the city of free, accessible, and efficient testing," he said in his speech. 

"We will continue to engage in this direction... We will trace and trace, we will test and test, and we will continue to follow guidelines by DOH (Department of Health) with regard to gold testing... and we will isolate," he added.

The newest testing center has a capacity of around 300 tests and can increase to up to 500 tests in the coming days, the Manila mayor said.

Both residents and non-residents of the city can avail of the serology tests for free.

Domagoso bared they are eyeing a fourth walk-in testing facility at Ospital ng Tondo.

Apart from these facilities, the city government also has two drive-thru COVID-19 testing centers at Quirino Grandstand and in front of the Andres Bonifacio Monument near the city hall.

The city also deployed two mobile serology testing clinics in Pandacan and Tondo that conduct testing operations at two barangays per day.

The blood samples of patients taken from these testing sites are processed by the city’s serology testing machines. They currently have four of these machines that have a total capacity of 89,600 tests per month. 

The said machines have an accuracy rate of 99.6 percent, but those who will test positive for COVID-19 in the serology tests will still have to undergo a confirmatory swab test. 

Although the fight against COVID-19 has been depleting the city government's funds, Domagoso said they can still continue their free mass testing operations because of the number of monetary donations they have been receiving.

"We have to continue to utilize our remaining resources in fighting COVID-19. It has to be inclusively approached, that's what our people need nowadays," he said.

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