Iloilo City gov't receives 1,700 UP-developed COVID19 test kits
ILOILO CITY - The city government of Iloilo City on Wednesday received additional COVID-19 test kits bought using donations.
With the P2.6 million donated by different companies in Iloilo City, the city government was able to purchase 1,700 polymerase chain reaction test kits developed by the University of the Philippines. The test kits will be used for the ongoing mass testing in the city, prioritizing frontliners, said Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas.Treñas is thankful to the different generous stakeholders during these trying times.
A few weeks ago, the city purchased 2,700 test kits from South Korea from the fund donated by Ilonggo businessmen. Meanwhile, the training team from the National Institutes of Health from the University of the Philippines has arrived in the city to help with the training of two medical technologists from West Visayas State University Medical Center in Iloilo City.Part of the training team are staff of the Philippine Genome Center and the UP Alumni.As of Wednesday, there are five confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iloilo City, including one fatality.
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