The government plans to start massive testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by April 14, when the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is scheduled to end. On Friday, the Department of Health (DoH) reported 29 new Covid-19 deaths, the biggest single-day toll so far. The government plans to convert several large buildings into quarantine facilities to ease the load of hospitals overwhelmed with patients, Galvez said. A health reform advocate also predicted that the quarantine will most likely to be extended as the government start mass testing for Covid-19. The DoH earlier prioritized patients exhibiting severe symptoms of the disease, senior citizens, and pregnant women for testing.

Source: Manila Times April 03, 2020 16:33 UTC