CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Health officials in Cebu on Sunday, May 31, denied reports of a breakdown of a machine used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health officials in Cebu on Sunday, May 31, denied reports of a breakdown of a machine used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 , in swab samples.
In a series of messages sent to the media, DOH-7 director, Dr. Jaime Bernadas, clarified that a team of technicians arrived in VSMMC on Friday, May 30, to install ribonucleic acid extractors donated by the national government, and not to fix machines.The two RNA extractors were donated by the anti-coronavirus task force as part of their fulfillment to increase the existing testing capacities of Cebu’s laboratories.
However, Bernadas said they would still need to address several challenges along the way which would include replenishing supplies needed if it meant achieving the maximum testing capacity consistently. DOH-7’s top official also said that the two RNA extractors required a type of test kit different from the ones used for RT-PCR techniques.
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