Fifteen subnational laboratories can now conduct COVID-19 tests nationwide. The new additions are mostly located in Metro Manila, where the most number of cases in the country are recorded
The government is confident it will eventually meet its COVID-19 testing target as more and more laboratories are accredited by the Health Department.
"Because of these developments the DOH says that we are now in a better position to reach the target of 3,000 tests per day then eventually 10,000 tests per day," Inter-Agency Task Force spokesperson Karlo Nograles said on Monday. The national government's initial target is to be able to increase capacity to 2,600 to 7,000 tests per day after the Holy Week. By April 20, the goal is to conduct 4,400 to 9,800 tests daily. The government hopes to be able to do 13,000 to 20,000 COVID-19 tests per day by April 27.Nograles said that with the gradual increase in testing capacity, the number of patients that need medical assistance will also rise.
Nograles also clarified the earlier pronouncement of COVID-19 response chief implementer Carlito Galvez that mass testing will begin on April 14. He said the government will prioritize testing hospitalized patients with symptoms, high-risk patients, healthcare workers, then other people with flu-like symptoms.
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