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sometimes it is so hard to explain bat iba yung "speed" ng "mass testing" natin vs south korea ano??? LIKE HOW TO DUMB DOWN THE TERMS KASI DI KO NA RIN MAEXPLAIN KASI IM NOT RLLY GOOD WITH EXPLAINING
also it's just so amazing how south korea had more than 100 test facilities on top of their drive thru testing.
if only ph funded their scientists and if only the DOH focused on accrediting labs and training MORE people for testing no??? ano kaya tayo today
"On February 5, the first version of the test was ready.
It was only the third time the company had used its super computer -- rather than its research and development team working manually -- to design a test." https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-testing-intl-hnk/index.html
It was only the third time the company had used its super computer -- rather than its research and development team working manually -- to design a test." https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-testing-intl-hnk/index.html
this is an article dated march 10, towards the end you can read that they stocked kits just in case they are given the go signal that it can be used already (April 14 marked the first day it was officially used) https://www.up.edu.ph/the-philippine-genome-center-stockpiling-for-covid-19/
in this news article dated feb 05, it says that the local test kits were developed two weeks before the article was posted (roughly around january) https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/05/20/up-develops-test-kit-for-new-coronavirus
in the same article, Dr. Destura hopes that the kits developed by UP will be validated by DOH
"The only COVID-19 diagnostic test kits used now are PCR based lab kits at the RITM donated by WHO; and the UP NIH and DOST developed test kit scheduled to start field testing on Monday, 16 March 2020." https://www.fda.gov.ph/fda-clarifies-availabilty-of-covid-19-test-kits-in-the-country/
"The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, March 21, said that the COVID-19 test kit developed by the scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) will be available for commercial use after two to 3 weeks of validation."
https://www.rappler.com/nation/255416-up-coronavirus-test-kit-govt-validation-2-3-weeks
https://www.rappler.com/nation/255416-up-coronavirus-test-kit-govt-validation-2-3-weeks
"The DOH today announced that by April 14, it will be capable of conducting 3,000 tests per day as a result of its recently expanded testing protocol. It also aims to further increase capacity between 8,000 to 10,000 tests by the end of April."
https://www.doh.gov.ph/doh-press-release/%20COVID-DAILY-TESTING-CAPACITY-INCREASES-NUMBERS-TO-IMPROVE-FURTHER-TO-10K
https://www.doh.gov.ph/doh-press-release/%20COVID-DAILY-TESTING-CAPACITY-INCREASES-NUMBERS-TO-IMPROVE-FURTHER-TO-10K
"The DOH also added that the testing kits devised by the UP NIB have been approved by the FDA and will be ready for roll-out, further increasing the country’s capacity to undertake targeted testing."
https://www.doh.gov.ph/doh-press-release/%20COVID-DAILY-TESTING-CAPACITY-INCREASES-NUMBERS-TO-IMPROVE-FURTHER-TO-10K
https://www.doh.gov.ph/doh-press-release/%20COVID-DAILY-TESTING-CAPACITY-INCREASES-NUMBERS-TO-IMPROVE-FURTHER-TO-10K
for better reading, scroll through this thread instead: https://twitter.com/xplainjanexx/status/1250334886231040006?s=19
