ANGELES CITY, Pampanga –The city government will start its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) mass testing on April 29, using the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved rapid testing kits.
In a statement on Friday, Mayor Carmelo Lazatin said the objective of the mass testing is to identify asymptomatic patients, especially those on the front lines, and isolate them immediately.
Lazatin said the city government has appropriated some PHP88 million to procure 30,000 rapid testing kits, four units of ventilators, cardiac monitors, additional personal protective equipment (PPE), and facemasks for the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (RLMMC).
The RLMMC was designated by the city government as its Covid-19 testing center.
Likewise, Lazatin said the city government also allotted PHP2 million for the Philippine Red Cross to secure slots for Angeles City residents’ Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing.
Based on guidelines released by the city government, patients will need to be assessed first in the triage area at the RLMMC to determine under which sub-group the patient belongs to.
The testing center shall refer to the sub-groups of at-risk individuals to determine who should be prioritized.
Only FDA-approved antibody test kits will be used and only medical technologists/practitioners may prescribe and administer antibody-based tests.
Releasing and interpretation of results will be assigned to doctors in charge of Covid-19 patients. (PNA)
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