Mactan Cebu International Airport’s (MCIA) own molecular laboratory is now operational to do coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests.
This after airport officers from the MCIA Authority announced on Saturday, June 11, that they have received accreditation from the Department of Health and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine to implement COVID-19 tests.
“It holds a BSL-2 certification from the Department of Health and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ,” MCIAA said inAs a result, MCIA becomes the first airport in the country to have its dedicated COVID-19 testing laboratory that employs the ‘gold standard’ real-time polymerase chain reaction techniques.
The 400-square meter laboratory, according to MCIAA, is designed to process around 1,500 to 3,000 tests per day whose results may be produced after 24 hours. “When it became clear that testing capability was going to be a prerequisite for the resumption of international travel, we immediately embarked on the ambitious project of putting up the fastest built and accredited molecular laboratory with the capability to do mass testing and generate results in the quickest possible time,” MCIAA General Manager and lawyer Steve Dicdican was quoted as saying.
are currently processing their respective accreditation to do COVID-19 tests in their laboratories. /dbsThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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