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The Philippine Red Cross PRC will establish a molecular laboratory in Passi City Iloilo to increase the provinces testing capacity for the coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19.In his letter to Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. Senator Richard J. Gordon who also serves as PRC Chair and Chief Executive Officer said that the organization as requested by the governor will put up the laboratory in Passi City in their PRC Regional Logistics and Disaster Management Training Center to serve the adjacent provinces of Antique Aklan and Capiz.We shall immediately start working on the project so we can be operational in about three weeks he said.Gordon said that they will set up an RT-PCR laboratory for Iloilo Province with a capacity of 2000 tests per day.I am optimistic that our molecular laboratory will be used optimally and will be able to test more people and determine those with COVID-19 for appropriate treatment he said.He added that PRC continues to advocate for mass testing for COVID-19 so constituents will continue to be safe from the virus. JBGLTPPIA-Iloilo
