PRC biomolecular laboratories chief Dr. Paulyn Ubial said as of Sunday, May 9, 2.
5 million tests – both reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction swab and saliva tests, have been conducted in their COVID-19 testing laboratories.The country’s premier humanitarian organization started conducting COVID-19 tests on April 14, 2020. In late January this year, it launched its saliva RT-PCR testing.
During a virtual press briefing on April 14, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Senator Richard Gordon expressed PRC’s commitment to contribute to the country’s fight against COVID-19 by continued testing – along with other services. The PRC reported that as of April 14, it has conducted a total of 2,535, 583 tests- both RT-PCR swab and saliva tests.Ubial congratulated PRC Port Area Laboratory for recording the most number of COVID-19 tests.
“It is the biggest molecular lab anywhere in the country today,” she said, citing that it has already conducted over 1 million coronavirus tests.
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