MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines now has the capacity to perform 12,000 tests a day for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as it tries to move closer to its goal of conducting 30,000 tests a day by May 30, according to the National Task Force COVID-19. ADVERTISEMENT“We are now at a laboratory capacity of roughly around 12,000 per day,” he said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel. Dizon noted that in early February, there were only three laboratories in the country that can perform COVID-19 tests. Dizon also noted that the goal of reaching its target testing capacity by the end of May is not just a government effort. This is a whole-of-nation effort wherein both the government and private sector must come together to reach our goal of 30,000 tests a day,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 08, 2020 03:11 UTC