Philippines Relies On Local COVID-19 Testing Kits

The Philippines FDA says no company has applied to import and register diagnostic test kits for the novel coronavirus.

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Philippines Has No Registered COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Kits • Source: Shutterstock

The Philippines is having a particularly hard time battling the novel coronavirus outbreak with no registered COVID-19 diagnostic test kits available in the country and no company having applied to import or register kits.

Until companies step forward, the country is relying on a diagnostic test kit developed by local scientists at the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) to screen people...

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