SINGAPORE - People waiting for Covid-19 swab test results may experience delays beyond 24 hours because laboratories are experiencing a surge in the number of swabs being sent in daily, said Parkway Laboratories chief executive Daniel Tan. He said the daily average number of swabs received in the past two weeks was almost double that from a month ago. He.
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Innoquest Diagnostics has seen a threefold spike in swabs daily since May 17. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Demand has surged significantly amid rise in Covid-19 testing
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Laboratories in Singapore are operating at more than 80 per cent capacity to meet the recent demand for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests amid the surge in Covid-19 testing.
As at May 25, there are 27 laboratories that conduct Covid-19 tests in Singapore and can do up to 70,000 tests daily, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
They support the PCR testing requirements in the hospitals, clinics, regional screening centres (RSCs), dormitories and all testing operations mounted for active case finding, and screening purposes.
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