(Photo from Unsplash) With the increasing number of children getting infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), testing has never been more crucial at a time of a pandemic. “Testing is one of our best weapons against this virus, without testing we will be in the dark,” said Philippine Red...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon has ordered the mobilization of booking booth for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to serve country-bound “balikbayans” and returning Overseas Filipino...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct free COVID-19 testing in highly dense communities where cases of the Delta variant are predominant. Binay said a free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test...
The Philippines has administered 29.1 million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, with over 12 million individuals already fully vaccinated against the disease, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Thursday, Aug. 19. A vaccinee shed tears as she had fear of...
The country's premier humanitarian organization is nearing the four million-mark milestone when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. Saliva test for COVID-19 (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “This is what I always tell the Red Cross staff and volunteers: 'Predict, Plan, Prepare,...
More than a year after the pandemic started and the Philippine government is still not doing enough COVID-19 tests with Vice President Leni Robredo calling on the government to test more because the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant pushes the number of daily cases past 14,000. (Vice...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to intensify its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through expanding its vaccination and testing efforts. During the televised Laging Handa Public Briefing on Thursday, Aug. 12, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) remains the country’s leading agency when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Even with the ECQ, this August, Red Cross has been testing 8,530 a day,” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator...
Residents undergo Covid0-19 tests as the local government is now conducting "surveillance swabbing" in Davao City. The City Government of Davao has issued an executuve order requires all F1, F2 and F3 contacts of an RT- PCR confirmed positive case are mandated to be swabbed for testing. (Keith...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon on Wednesday, Aug. 4, said the Philippines is capable of testing "more" people now, compared to a year ago when the country didn't have "the capacity to do so." (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) During the virtual Town...
The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to...
Swab testing (Photo from Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to get tested only in licensed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing laboratories and not to perform self-swabbing. “Kung kailangan po natin magpa swab meron po tayong mga lisensyadong laboratoryo o hindi kaya may...
