Mass testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu City will begin soon after it acquired 20,000 test kits in bulk on Apr. 13, 2020
, as well as several local governments in Luzon, are also taking steps for a full-scale implementation of mass COVID-19 testing.
In a separate phone interview with CDN Digital, Dr. Daisy Villa, City Health Office chief, said they were ironing out specific protocols and guidelines on how to conduct the mass testing here. “With massive testing, we will no longer be doing selective testing, and we can accommodate more in an area where there is a confirmed case,” said Villa in Cebuano.
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