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Marikina City will open its COVID testing center on Friday even without DOH approval. Mayor Marcy Teodoro cites & #39;local autonomy,& #39; adds DOH inspectors haven& #39;t visited the structure despite several requests.
Shortly after, a team from DOH arrived to inspect the proposed laboratory
Shortly after, a team from DOH arrived to inspect the proposed laboratory
Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro on the opening of local COVID-19 testing center: Sinasabi ko sa DOH, may public health crisis tayo. Kailangan ng testing para ma-isolate ang mga may sakit. We are invoking section 15 of the Local Government Code, which cites general welfare
Marikina mayor: Hindi binibigay ng DOH ang license to operate. Pero ang tanong ko, may crisis eh, kailangan pa ba & #39;yan?
Marikina mayor: Hindi naman namin ito io-operate as a commercial entity. Ngayon kasi ang nangyayari, namamatay ang tao nang hindi nate-test. Minabuti naming mag-local initiative dahil dumadami ang cases sa Marikina
Marikina mayor: Palagay ko malaking kasalanan kung wala kaming gagawin habang tumataas ang mga kaso
Marikina mayor: Mga eksperto ang nagtayo ng aming laboratoryo. Mas maganda pa ito kaysa sa palisidad ng RITM. Meron kaming 2 PCR machines. Kaya namin ang 400 tests in a day
PCR tests can detect the virus in bodies, while rapid test kits can detect the antibodies that can combat the virus
Marikina mayor: Kausap ko ang DOH kanina, sinasabi ko sa kanila na kung ano man ang kanilang revision na gustong ipagawa, gagawin namin ngayon. Hanggang Biyernes kailangang maibigay nila
Marikina mayor: We have complied with all requirements. We are beyond the standards. May laboratory technicians kami na may COVID-19 experience na mula Manila HealthTek at UP NIH
Marikina mayor: Wala akong makitang dahilan para hindi mabuksan itong local testing center
Marikina mayor: Walang sinasabi ang DOH inspectors kanina kundi procedure, na kailangang gawan ng report ito. Pero dapat may urgency kasi at ito ang dahilan bakit kami nagmamadali
Marikina mayor: What we are saying at this point is by Friday, we will start mass testing. We are installing the machines today and test kits are arriving
Marikina mayor: We have 7,000 test kits for residents to get tested for free. This is a complete molecular laboratory. Pwedeng mag-swab sa ospital o sa bahay, may ambulansya na pwedeng kumuha ng sample sa bahay ng PUMs o PUIs
Marikina mayor: We got a molecular pathologist, hindi clinical pathologist lang para makabasa ng mga findings
