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FDA approves another COVID-19 antigen self-test kit brand

FDA approves another COVID-19 antigen self-test kit brand

by Margret Fermin

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certified another self-administered COVID-19 test kit. According to a performance evaluation by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, this is MOHS Analytics Inc.’s nasal swab …

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Boracay requires negative RT-PCR test results for tourists

Boracay requires negative RT-PCR test results for tourists

by Margret Fermin

Tourists going on vacation to Boracay will be required to present a negative RT-PCR test result again. According to the order issued on Wednesday by Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, it …

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4 places in PH you can visit without swab tests– Cebu Pacific

4 places in PH you can visit without swab tests– Cebu Pacific

by Margret Fermin

Cebu Pacific announced on Monday that four more local destinations have relaxed the policy for visitors and no longer have to show a negative RT-PCR or antigen test result. In …

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LGUs request database of swab test results

LGUs request database of swab test results

by Margret Fermin

The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines has requested a database of RT-PCR tests now that local governments are in charge of implementing travel protocols. On TeleRadyo, ULAP national …

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DOT IATF to discuss possible removal of swab test for fully vaccinated travelers

DOT: IATF to discuss possible removal of swab test for fully vaccinated travelers

by Margret Fermin

The inter-agency task force for the management of emerging infectious diseases (IATF) would discuss the possibility of removing the negative swab test results requirement for fully vaccinated travelers, Tourism Secretary …

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Pregnant women need swab test before getting admitted to hospital

QC health dep’t: Pregnant women need swab test before getting admitted to hospital

by Margret Fermin

The Quezon City Health Department insisted that pregnant women undergo an RT-PCR test before being admitted to a hospital in the city. This follows the viral video of a woman …

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Woman with no swab test gives birth outside hospital in Bulacan

Woman with no swab test gives birth outside hospital in Bulacan

by Margret Fermin

A pregnant woman was forced to give birth outside a hospital in Sta. Maria Bulacan, after she was not admitted to the hospital due to the lack of a swab …

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Swab test required by LGUs, not national gov't - DILG

Swab test required by LGUs, not national gov’t – DILG

by Margret Fermin

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the national government had never issued a policy requiring COVID-19 swab test for travelers, adding it was the decision of local …

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Philippine Red Cross lowers swab testing fees

Philippine Red Cross lowers swab testing fees

by Margret Fermin

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said Sunday it would reduce its COVID-19 swab testing fees by P200 starting December 1, in its effort to encourage more people to get tested …

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Mayor Isko to provide food for families of COVID-positive workers

Mayor Isko to provide food for families of COVID-positive workers

by Margret Fermin

To encourage drivers, market vendors, and other workers to take the COVID-19 test, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno announced that the local government would shoulder their family’s food if they test …

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No more swab test for Filipinos, foreigners from countries with low COVID-19 cases

No more swab test for Filipinos, foreigners from countries with low COVID-19 cases

by Margret Fermin

Filipinos who return to the Philippines do not have to undergo swab test and quarantine if they come from countries with low or moderate COVID-19 cases and if they do …

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