Rappler's latest stories on coronavirus test kits
Despite lack of DOH guidelines, Duterte orders purchase of COVID-19 rapid test kits
'I will take the risk…I'm clearing the way by ordering the purchase,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
DOH tasked to set guidelines on use of coronavirus rapid test kits
These rapid test kits check blood samples for antibodies, while PCR-based test kits use swab samples from patients to detect the coronavirus
DOH: Faulty coronavirus test kits 'from private foundation,' not China
The Department of Health, which earlier said it discarded test kits from China with poor accuracy, does not name the 'private foundation' it is now pointing to as the source
Coronavirus test kits pour off South Korean production line
One company in South Korea is now making 350,000 coronavirus test kits a day, with plans to ramp up production further
U.P. coronavirus test kit gov't validation will take 2-3 weeks
The test kit developed by scientists from the University of the Philippines is capable of fast detection of the coronavirus in samples taken from patients
DOH: Even with new kits, testing capacity still limited to severe cases
With the arrival of 100,000 test kits donated by other countries, the DOH says the next few days would see the 'true' increase of confirmed coronavirus cases
4 more PH laboratories to start coronavirus testing on March 19 – WHO
(UPDATED) The World Health Organization also gives additional test kits to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, increasing the laboratory's daily testing capacity from 300 to 450 tests
Duterte asks NPA for ceasefire during coronavirus lockdown
The President sees the police and military on the frontlines of the Luzon-wide ‘enhanced community quarantine,’ and asks communist rebels for a halt in hostilities
Thousands of coronavirus test kits coming in from South Korea, China
Getting more people tested for the virus is crucial in preventing it from spreading further
U.P. coronavirus test kits still need gov't validation, no mass use yet
FDA chief Eric Domingo says the coronavirus detection kits developed by UP scientists will first undergo field testing on March 16
FDA warns public vs unregistered coronavirus home test kits sold online
FDA officer-in-charge Eric Domingo says the Philippine government has not yet approved any home test kits for the novel coronavirus
