Local governments must conduct their own mass testing in order to fight COVID-19 and bring lives back to normal, says Senator Win Gatchalian
"It is important that we have localized mass testings so that we will determine and we will find all those positives before we open up our economy, before we lift the lockdown," he said.
However, more private hospitals must be accredited by the Department of Health to test for COVID-19 for the local governments to conduct mass testing, added Gatchalian. The Medical City has been given a Stage 5 level accreditation by the DOH, allowing the tertiary hospital to conduct confirmatory tests for the virus.Kung mas maraming private hospitals gagawa nito, magiging loob natin yung problema sa national...yung mga local governments na ang gagawa ng sarili nilang paraan para magkaroon ng mass testing[Translation: If more private hospitals do this , we will be shouldering the national problem...
The government may also provide local hospitals with laboratory equipment for mass testing in their areas under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, said the senator.
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