BACOLOD City – The City Health Office here is now equipped to test up to 500 persons for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According to the CHO, those will be given priority are medical workers, contact tracers, police officers, emergency responders, and family members of COVID-19 patients.
Specimens will be sent to the Department of Health biolab in Iloilo City for processing. Another batch of swabs is expected next week.
Dr. Carmela Gensoli, CHO head, reported that they had already swabbed 134 people as of yesterday (April 4) since the CHO began COVID-testing.
Specimens were sent to the DOH biolab in Iloilo.
The 500 swabs now available for use are in addition to the 134 swabs already done. (With Bacolod City PIO/PN)
