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NV PLGU to put-up own RT-PCR lab


Philippine Information Agency
11 May 2021

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 11(PIA) - - The provincial government will be putting-up its own Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction(RT-PCR) laboratory to hasten monitoring, detection and treatment of suspected COVID-19 patients.

Engineer Edgardo Sabado, Provincial Planning and Development Officer said the establishment of the RT-PCR laboratory is one of the priority projects to be implemented at the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital(NVPH) this year to improve and boost the COVID-19 response of the provincial government through its frontline health workers in its five hospitals in the province and the Department of Health(DOH).

"This will speed-up our detection and treatment for our suspected COVID-19 patients so that further transmission of the virus will be further prevented," he said.

Dr, Edwin Galapon, Provincial Health Officer said having a dedicated RT-PCR laboratory in the province will enable health workers to know positive and negative result of suspected COVID-19 patients in a day compared to the 2 to 7 day - waiting time from laboratories and testing centers outside the province due to huge number of RT-PCR requests and referrals.

He said the RT-PCR laboratory has already an initial fund of P5 million from the provincial government for the construction of its building.

"The building construction is now up for public bidding while the other equipments and facilities will also be funded so that it will be fully equipped and operational the soonest possible time," Galapon said.

He added that the Region 2 Trauma and Medical Center(R2TMC) in Bayombong will also put upt its own RT-PCR laboratory through the Department of Health(DOH).

Galapon said the RT-PCR laboratory and the P10 million Isolation Building are some of the major infrastructure projects to be implemented within the NVPH.

other projects will be the P140 million Charity Ward Building, Medical Arts Building and Waste Water Treatment Facility.# Benjamin Moses M. Ebreo/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya

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