The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to
Published April 13, 2021, 8:56 AM
Max K (not his real name) sat nervously as he waited for his Covid Test results. He works as a security guard in a Butuan realty corporation. He was one of the 14 close contacts of a previously confirmed case. He did not want to be tested. He claimed that he had not been in contact with the previous case for the last 6 months. He feared being quarantined as he is the family’s sole breadwinner. Max was not incentivized to self-report or self-quarantine. Max is a typical case.
Unfortunately for Max, he tested positive for covid. What happened next for Max can shed light to a mystery. You see, Butuan bested some of the Philippines more prosperous cities in terms of quarantine efforts. DOH data as of April 11, 2021 shows that Butuan was able to quarantine 77 out of every 100 positive covid cases in the last 30 days. (Capture5.jpg)
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PH GOV T ISSUES NEW RULES ON TESTING/QUARANTINE FOR PASSENGERS FROM COUNTRIES WITH UK VARIANT
The Philippine government s Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has revised the testing and quarantine protocols for passengers (Filipino citizens and eligible non-Filipinos) arriving in the Philippines from countries where travel restrictions are in place due to new COVID-19 variants.
Effective January 23, 2021, passengers arriving in the Philippines from countries covered by travel restrictions shall be given RT-PCR testing upon arrival and shall be given the option to avail of a second swab test on their 5th day of quarantine.
By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published January 24, 2021 12:07pm All inbound travelers to the Philippines have been advised to undergo COVID-19 test twice to make sure they are not infected with the coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In a public briefing on Saturday, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said inbound passengers should be tested on the fifth day to seventh day from their arrival in the country. “Yung dumadating natin na pasahero na nagnenegatibo, maaari po nababalitaan natin, biglang positibo na pagdating sa local government,” she said. “And we need to prevent this and avoid this to happen, kaya po naglagay tayo ng ganyang measure so that we can be more accurate in our testing implementation,” she added.
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This was according to the advisory which PAL issued this morning, Jan. 23, 2021.
Effective today (January 23, 2021), these passengers shall be given RT-PCR testing upon arrival, with an option to avail of a second swab test on their 5th day of quarantine.
Passengers arriving in the Philippines are required to register on Case Investigation Forms depending on their traveler type and port of entry.
Passengers arriving in Cebu (Mactan Cebu International Airport or MCIA), are required to register online not earlier than five days prior to their flight departure via the Passenger Arrival Registration Form.
Passengers arriving in Clark must download and fill out the required forms.